That same week I was paddling into bigger waves in the UK, no support, no cameras... its such a shame that me, 3x world surf kayak champion can not even get to speak to a company like redbull to get support for something like this, and tao berman can get them to support him to do this...'towed into big waves...' more like Bounce uncontrollably down a big wave.... I have utmost respect for Tao, as he has pushed kayaking to new limits, but stick to what you know, stick to the rivers... The big companies should look further than the end of their nose and give someone like me a chance! Surfing the biggest wave in a kayak is my dream, and my goal, i will do it with or without their support.

@alisternelson2273

10 жыл бұрын

i totally agree , but the funny thing is that you say stick to what he knows , most of his videos show how much he doesn't know even a stick can get down a water fall and i think the stick has more brains anyway . (I'm no grade 5 paddler or big wave kayaker , i just do the small stuff so far)

@oregonxyz

7 жыл бұрын

everybody wants to be a celebrity - all of us "average" people are very bored with all the cat-fighting amongst the look-at-me crowd

@BugTheRoot

5 жыл бұрын

It is all about marketing, mate

@pebblespaddles

3 жыл бұрын

@@alisternelson2273 your assumption that waterfalls are easy to run shows your lack of understanding and kayak ability

@stew-tube

2 жыл бұрын

No you weren’t lol

That shot at the end is awesome, showcases just how big those waves are.

I'm with Jamey Moore who says no one retires from kayaking. I'm 57 and still running whitewater after 36 years. It's only Class III and IV, but still. And surf kayaking is a lot harder than river whitewater for sure. Glad to see Tao trying something new.

@ValerieprimcessAmanda

2 жыл бұрын

I'm 54 and when it gets delivered I'll just be beginning kayaking. :)

"thats the same things that waves around going to do, push you forward" great, thanks for the physics lesson there mate

4:00 "At that point when I'm getting rag-dolled end over end I realized how significant you are out there" I think he meant INsignificant, or maybe he just thinks he's more important than the waves.

@C---M

9 жыл бұрын

***** hehehe hey man it takes a lot to think, talk and sound important at the same time :)

@davidly8059

6 жыл бұрын

Lol I think he meant insignificant

@charleyhibschweiler4555

6 жыл бұрын

The second one

@masonmonnie

5 жыл бұрын

This had me crying

@tr3nta345

5 жыл бұрын

Hopefully he does, who sees waves as more important than themselves

Every wave no matter what the size, is a challenge and an adventure in life. One day in the surf and you want to retire? Your not a Waterman.

@soad4ever16

10 жыл бұрын

Exactly my thoughts!

@byronpratt9697

6 жыл бұрын

You’re*

@mortuimordent7866

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed i'm not that good but the trill is what makes it fun not some camera or the attention

@pebblespaddles

3 жыл бұрын

dude he literally pushed the limits of kayaking for most of his young adult life. we both know you cant say the same.

@Belisarius277

2 жыл бұрын

@@pebblespaddles if you look at the video i mostly see gravity collaborating with poor risk assesment. But hey, apparantly falling flat on your face equals "pushing the limits".To me this is just testing the tolerance of nature with stupidity

Tow Berman.

Keep it up, please don't retire, you know you cant give this sport up!

tao berman.. the most hated pro in kayaking

@jessicatritt3458

8 жыл бұрын

who Tao he is better then you will ever be I bet you did not run a 98 foot waterfall like him

@alexsolli6680

5 жыл бұрын

lol this chick tf

@gabrieldeschenes607

3 жыл бұрын

Ya Jessica Tritt u can’t run such a drop ether so stfu! My step dad Brent Cooper competed many times with that dushe and he know for a fact that he’s the cockyest kayaker he’s ever met!

@lordofnothing.

3 жыл бұрын

@@jessicatritt3458 i'm sure he is not hated for his achievements, but for his character ^^

Wow... can't believe the haters have nothing better to do. Tao made a living at a sport he loved, and he did push the envelope for all of the punks doing his same tricks today. Like him or hate him, he's managed to do something I admire: play to work and work to play. He made a living, providing for his family... kayaking. Congratulations, Tao, you have way more fans than haters who have respect for all that you do. Nuff said.

@Dan-Rather

6 ай бұрын

But he was rude and inconsiderate. He ignored the whole aurf kayak community during his prep for this.... he even came out to Jalama to "train" for three days. Many of us were catching overhead bombs while he sat on the beach and drank. He never got wet 🤡🤡🤡🤡

Basically a Red Bull ad. Berman's "performance" was heavily edited because he was unable to do anything near what he thought he'd be able to do. Doesn't understand ocean/surf kayak skills and is not interested in learning. He collected his check, I am sure.

@AdventTour_net

9 жыл бұрын

There is a realy awsome Kayak-Surfing movie by Steve Fisher. There you can realy see, what is possible in a Surf-Kayak

@Romany1111

9 жыл бұрын

THeQUAKt Thanks. Also check out "Fly Don't Fall" featuring Chris Hobson (UK) boater.

@stoneweasel

9 жыл бұрын

THeQUAKt It is a cool film but still does not really begin to show what is doable in a surf kayak. Steve, while an amazing paddler, will still very much admit that he still has a lot to learn about surf kayaking. He does seem to be keen to learn and become great in the surf though so fair play to him.

Okay....Biggest I saw there was about 30ft.... I've kayak surfed 55(ish)ft in Mullaghmore, about an hour's drive from my house. This guy should come visit, he'd be in for a shock.

@Norwegian733

6 жыл бұрын

But that would take him 10 years, as this "project" took him 3 years....

@tiderider

6 жыл бұрын

I kayak surf. What you're describing sounds incredible and beyond what I could imagine.

@stoneweasel

6 жыл бұрын

Just check out what Dessie McGlinchey does on a regular basis ;)

@laidbacklocalproductions6717

6 жыл бұрын

Respect to you

@jamesbadham228

5 жыл бұрын

Jeez, that's insane. Kayaking Mullaghmore sounds like going over Niagra Falls on a 2x4. Yikes.

Kids an absolute beater

I disliked because he said he could think of nothing more and is "retiring from paddling"...there is always more to shoot for my friend

@jacobrutherford2407

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah like take on Nazare or peahi then your in the big waves

@jakedavid2523

5 жыл бұрын

Or like paddling into a wave. He’d get rocked at an average beach break a couple feet overhead

@jamesbadham228

5 жыл бұрын

Or just drive down the coast to Mav's. The whole Red Bull, overproduce, over-edited thing is just bullshit.

Goodjob dude, your awesome!

Wow...Fantastico!

EPIC kayaking some gnar gnar! Wow, imagine accomplishing everything in your sport/job/life...incredible! Props to him for never being complacent!

thats fantastic!

That's a nice retirement! I love to surf waves in my kayak too, but what you do is next level. Didn't you go for a swim not once? Impressive.

Wow amazing

You're right. Even the rivers he paddled earlier in his career are way more serious than towing into big waves. the same goes for some of these really tall drops too though. They are impressive but the threats are more about injury than drowning. Rush Sturges and Steve Fischer just paddled the Congo river with like 1.5 million cfs. That makes this big wave thing seem like class 3. But whatever its still cool.

There is enough Seafoam at Lincoln City to clean the fuel system of every car and truck ever made since 1900

awesome!

AWESOME!!!!

Outstanding video, thanks for the motivation to improve. .

such mini kayaks...what is the brand and model for an entry-level person on a budget? many thanks! also lookin' for a great forum...

Wow, That's a great video. I will always cheer for you in Korea I'm looking forward to a great video. Have a nice day.

do not end I look up to you

NICE JOB BUDDY!!!!

crazy man!

GREAT

This video was a dissapointment and god dam that guy holds himself on a throne

Question.... how did that Contour camera do without the underwater housing???? I'm thinking of picking one up, but plan on buying the housing for it (for surfing). May change my mind on the housing...

Dont retire!

mon c'est d’être comme vous des pros du kayak bravo

I used to paddle white water 20 years ago, I paddled the first squirt boat in the UK, thanks Jason. But I always wondered why nobody used kayaks on the sea, the video shows why, they don't go fast enough. Maybe a longer boat would help?

WOW ! CRAzy!!!!

super classic !!!!!

Bloody egg beater :) guys have been dropping in on paddle skis for awhile. I remember big punch outs in the parking lot between the paddle skiers and surfers when I was a wee grom surfing in East London South Africa.

Jesus Christ this man is insane. Props.

@ToysCollective It the air bulbs on the end of bull kelp

the Truck is an MXT International, and the location is Nelscott Reef in Lincoln City, OR

Very nice Cheers, 🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

Why to go Tao , setting the bar ! Great team work out there : )

NICE MOVE!!

Nice

LEGEND 🫡

Don't set projects, they can end. Set ambitions, that'll only ever end when your compassion does.

I thought it was cool I m into surfing but can appreciate what he did

You beast!!!

Freakin' awesome!

it's like you got a little speed boat. so sick.

I'm not the only one that catch waves with kayak!

nice

Blog Caiaque Aventura e Natureza.Irado,radical mesmo,muita adrenalina. It's power.

Now soo it on fire at Teahupoo!

Does anyone know the name of the song in the end?

It’s called wave ski surfing. They have been doing it in South Africa for almost a century

No footage from the helmet cam? Forgot to turn it on?

just not amazed... its like a big budget experiment... no paddling, no carving, and he kinda just accepted that pounding. should have done a lot with that wave plus he got a tow in...

@Romany1111

3 жыл бұрын

Yup. Much ado about nothing.

@SenateDebates

2 жыл бұрын

You do it

@JBIRCHMAN1996 yeah!!!!

One does not simply, "Retire from Paddling." Awesome skills bro!!!

@TimonMaxey1

3 ай бұрын

This comment of his suggests he does it purely for affirmation rather than simply loving sport.

2:23 what are tall the things in the water? seals?

Seems quite practical to perform the "turtle" duck dive

Cool

I know old guys with beer bellies who would have ridden that wave better first time.

@jimyoung1133

4 жыл бұрын

Hey, Nothing wrong with Old beer bellies ;)

@Antipodean33

3 жыл бұрын

You must've seen me kayak surfing

Good job man! God bless you!😄✌

Where is this clip shot? Thanks

Yeeeha big waves!

What do you call his boat?

Bro this is already an entire sport. It's called downwind surfski. Thousands of people have done this before you, and for many decades. It pisses me off that he thinks he's a professional.

Man is this video ever 2012... that hat and jacket.

gotta go to jaws Maui and get a huge barrel and make it out... you got this

what struck me was "I am in it for the challenge. no challenge, so i retire." what about the joy of surfing and paddling (I do both)....

What is the truck at 3.06? I want one

What Kayak is it ??

Nelscott Reef. The Mavericks of Oregon

The frist part is so funny

Name ok song min 4,15 please

dont quit yet! theres so much more you can try on the big waves, like getting into the pipe, trying to launch out of it, doing all sorts of surfing tricks in a kayak, or transferring the kayak tricks into huge waves, not to mention kayak big waves all over the world. theres TONS of stuff you could still do, dont stop cause you cant think of anything new, the possibilites are endless!

ok...not sure how much of a Tao fan I am...regardless, I have 2 words: English Channel. The bloakes have been working the waves in their Makos since the 90's.

crazyeeeee))

5:19 anybody else see the ray in the wave

hey tao, you might even want to surf some small ones...just so you can learn how to surf.

4:38 This is so AMAZING!!!

OMG The gut crunch at 0:17

Now you should do it with an 18 foot sea kayak...

any one know what the truck is at 3:06

contour on the helmet but gopro on the kayak?

under 300 Club YEAH!

What kind of truck is that at 3:07?

Does anyone know the name of the song starting at 04:15????? Efffin Shazam keeps on saying its some japanese song, way off... please!!!

A M A Z I N G

@JonWasGeht yah its one of those sports where it sure is a lot harder than it looks xD

Wanna see the helmet footage!

Congrats Tao, I've been watching ya for years, way to go out well, and screw the haters.... Out with a good ride cowboy, good ride....

@JBIRCHMAN1996 i know right

You do need "big balls"!!! Congrats on getting it done Tao. The ocean has been by new frontier as of late, but the rivers will always be home:) Your too young and on top of it to retire, keep up the good work!

"I'm retiring from paddling" Don't you do sports for the enjoyment not to say "I won"

It's a damn good thing he decided to retire... only a matter of time til he destroyed himself for good. It's amazing what he's accomplished so far, and to still be in one piece, he gets my respect big time. Cheers to a great career Tao!