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He probably means Big Joe and Pyramid, not many surfers go there it's really dangerous and a .5km paddle just to get to. I was one of the OG habitat kakayers,
by wyck 6y ago
He probably means Big Joe and Pyramid, not many surfers go there it's really dangerous and a .5km paddle just to get to.
I was one of the OG habitat kakayers, there was no surfers back then, none. I saw maybe 1-2 kayakers a month, usually the guys from the old riot factory, no one knew about it. I found it only because my friend happened to live at habitat.
To be honest once people found out about it and the surf school started it was ruined, I never go anymore, Big Joe is still empty though most of the time, you have to be nuts to bring a suft board way out there, I think in 5 years I saw maybe 3 surfers out there and 2 arrived by jet ski.
- thorin 6y agoAwesome to hear, it's not too bad in a kayak although really big waves. I've been there quite a few times even though I live in the UK, it is well worth the trip to combine Ottawa and Lachine/Montreal partying. First time out I followed a Riot paddler who was keen to take me out as the rest of my crew didn't want to go. There was a massive thunderstorm and I noticed that everyone else had gone so I paddled back alone, riding the lightening. Great times.
- Voloskaya 6y ago> To be honest once people found out about it and the surf school started it was ruined Yea it's not a practice that scales really well sadly. I usually go from like 7am - 11am so it's really chill and empty.
- btbuildem 6y agoI'd kindly ask you to stop talking about fightclub pls, we don't need kooks drowning out there and authorities shitting on the fun for everyone else.
- wyck 6y agoI'm not the one who went on the front page of la presse and in the national news, nor was I part of any of the drama that followed. It was a cool spot and then I moved on to other places, my friend also moved out of habitat so I had no place to park my car lol.
- Voloskaya 6y agoReally, anyone that has been surfing more than a handful of time in Montréal heard about them already, it's no secret. But very few "kooks" are interested in surfing them, survival instinct works pretty well.
- snowwrestler 6y agoNot sure you need to worry about publicity; Corran has been posting relentlessly about all those spots for like 20 years. (Seems weird to be talking about this stuff on HN, but fun.)
- btbuildem 6y agoHe's been quiet for a while, but flared up recently again. Yeah you're right.