The Kayak i was waiting for!
As soon as I saw the Alnes I thought, “This is the kayak I was looking for!” A shorter sea kayak with a good rocker on the bow and the stern, to be more maneuverable when surfing but still with enough length for day trips. Surfing the Alnes is amazing. Being able to run the waves with a much closer angle thanks to the rocker in both ends and its sharp edges, and turn the kayak in steeper waves than a sea kayak, is a game changer. It can surf smaller waves easily, where a surfboard or a surfkayak would need more power, and it’s great in bigger waves where a longer sea kayak only has the option of a straight line or slow big turns. A comfortable sea kayak that not only surfs well but keeping it in a straight line when paddling is easy if you are a bit used to short boats. If not, just having the skeg half down will help you enough!
JUAN VALENCIA
Juan has been involved in the outdoors all his life and has a particular love of the mountains and the sea. This led to him pursuing a career in guiding and becoming a fully qualified sea kayaking and hiking guide. Originally from Bilbao, Juan came to the Canary Islands in 2002, attracted by the warm weather and the surf. Since then he has built up an expert knowledge of the area and its swells, various currents, and wind conditions.
Juan is a BCU 5 Star Sea Kayaking Guide/Advanced Sea Kayak Leader, a Spanish TD2 (the highest qualification available) Sea Kayaking guide, a qualified UKCC level 2 coach, a certified Beach Lifeguard, and an International Hiking Guide and has been running sea kayaking trips in the Canaries since 2009. He has paddled in many different places such as the UK, Northern Spain, Hawaii and the Mediterranean. He also completed the ISKGA Incident Management and Sea Survival training in Cornwall. It's not all about the sea though; Juan's love of the mountains has led him along many trails in the Pyrenees, Carpathians, Rockies, Himalayas, Alps, Indonesia and in his native Northern Spain. Juan is fluent in Spanish and English and is looking forward to sharing his passion for adventure with you.
