Sea Kayaking: A Different Kind of Race | National Geographic 687 17

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Typically, sea kayakers dream of calm waters and soft tailwinds. It's preferable to navigate around waves and whirlpools. A team of young adventure kayakers redraws the sport's horizon by seeking out the sea's most turbulent places, called tidal races, and diving right in. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge of what's possible. Get More National Geographic: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoOfficialSite Facebook: http://bit.ly/FBNatGeo Twitter: http://bit.ly/NatGeoTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NatGeoInsta Sea Kayaking: A Different Kind of Race | National Geographic https://youtu.be/7ubt8AWa7SU National Geographic https://www.youtube.com/natgeo

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AleaderWaterShoes - 8 years ago

Amazing! This is what I call sea kayaking

Bill Harter - 8 years ago

Looks like crazy fun, will try to get there next summer

Jeremy Heiman - 10 years ago

Very cool! this makes me want to use my touring kayak in places it's not meant to be. Just for kicks

Michael Childs - 11 years ago

What kayaks are they using?

Paul Andre Côté - 11 years ago

nice video ! why u guy dont paddle a whitewater boat ! awesome spot where is it

Rachel Einav - 11 years ago

WooooW

David Palmer - 11 years ago

A good video, however, too many image changes, it looks like TV

SeadartVSG - 12 years ago

Where is the haystack at 1:38???

purplefryer1987 - 12 years ago

beautiful video and boats love tiderace i got a tahe marine but think a tiderace might be a future purchase

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y0seph12 - 12 years ago

Some of those waves with no pile at all would not be surfable in a playboat, and others probably not. You also have to factor in that there is a long paddle out to these places.

gbenzon - 12 years ago

Hull speed is completely irrelevant once you've caught a wave and are planing, whether it's a playboat or a sea kayak. You're way above hull speed then. It's pretty easy to catch a wave in any sea kayak, including a Capella. Keeping the boat going straight and upright is a whole different story.

Alex McGruer - 12 years ago

I am sure the boat could handle the pounding but I know there are places my Capella's hull speed can't keep up with the water flow. The Exxplorer is a bit better. I know my smaller boats could go through it but surf those long not steep high speed waves. I know my T Slalom couldn't , perhaps a larger flat presentation of a surf built kayak could.

Alex McGruer - 12 years ago

Newfoundlands surfers. Bertgs add an eliment where the ocean bottom can come at you from below, they can split from above, rupture and surge sideways. Then there is the normal stuff, Wind Waves sub zero water temperatures, pointy rocks etc.

Alex McGruer - 12 years ago

Speed... Not sure a play boat would have the hull speed for some of this stuff. Other spots a play boat rules, normal surfing for example.

YouSirAreNoob - 12 years ago

he looks and sounds like Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater

Paul Kuthe - 7 years ago

Wish I could play drums half as well as him. ;)

jim bergeron - 12 years ago

yeah playboat ftw

BigC - 12 years ago

I'm not sure how far you guys have to go to get to these races, but it seems like a sweet spot for a playboat, using your sea kayak is just making your life hard.

Slug Gecko - 12 years ago

Hardcore spot!

Wollemiwanderer - 12 years ago

Impressive kayaking!

20. comment for Sea Kayaking: A Different Kind of Race | National Geographic

orkcooper - 13 years ago

Great to see not all State side paddlers have huge boats with rudders!!( joking) good work guys... Ever looked paddling my homeland, Orkney and the Pentland Firth, North of Scotland? up to 16 KNTS tide recorded here. lots of overfalls.. I would gladly paddle with you guys... :)

Roman007M - 13 years ago

Amazing! I tried some kayakin in Atlantic Ocean, waves weren't that big at the time it's just super Fun!

Thermagicalwonders - 13 years ago

You have to be crazy to do some thing like this in risky waters.

PawlowskiTHR - 13 years ago

Love it! Beautiful. I'm stoked to film some big whirlpool action at Max ebb Skook soon. Just trying to get some other THR boys into it!

AndreasNV - 13 years ago

1:18 WTF

Mike Chapman - 13 years ago

I'm so there!

Konrad Wawrzyszko - 13 years ago

4 people dont like kayaks......fuck them;)

Akai Nishin - 13 years ago

Why on earth would you playboat in a sea kayak? Get a freestyle boat. Sea kayaks are long and keeled for distance.

Paul Kuthe - 7 years ago

Been there done that. Try paddling a whitewater boat to some of these places and you'd spend your entire day just getting there. Plus... Why not challenge yourself? Also... When you pop an ender in a 16 foot boat or start throwing ends it's a really cool sensation. Give it a try! If you can control a long boat on the wave short boats become easy.

David Magnan - 13 years ago

Three people shouldn't have started watching in the first place.

oShytt - 13 years ago

sweet

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SideSwipez77 - 13 years ago

i wanna see these guys try the Congo river on for size. That'll ought to make them rethink their careers.

cr7ei - 13 years ago

1 person didn't make it through kayaking ... oh wait, that doesn't make sense..

nopseudosleft56 - 13 years ago

Bloody 1:30 advert before the video!!! way too long!!! You should be able to skip it after 10 secs or something!!

NEWjafan12 - 13 years ago

Why wont you let me watch your Are We Alone video?!?!

ClewLess - 13 years ago

Sea Kayaking Fuck Yeah!

Caroline Thompson - 13 years ago

Amazin

Ian Slade - 13 years ago

Amazing! This is what I call sea kayaking

MrEDDFire - 13 years ago

is this the song from little big planet? btw awesome vid!! keep it up :D

ibstrd - 13 years ago

balls of steel

nasef andamama - 13 years ago

can you tell me the music on the last part? i kinda like it =) what title?

WanderLust - 13 years ago

awesome =D ^^

Benjamin Haines - 13 years ago

@PigLvl3 this is awesome

Ievolovel - 13 years ago

2:57 The noble fisherman. Just for being him he should receive half the worlds riches.

COMADORK - 13 years ago

LOVED THIS PLEASE DO MORE!!!

Alan Kyle - 13 years ago

awesome

Tomáš Celar - 13 years ago

damn... i want nature videos .... not these

sd - 13 years ago

sexy

Connor Lockerby - 13 years ago

FIRST COMMMENT, and may i be the topped like to say this video is insane and amazing -Thumbs Up if you agree

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