Texas Tanker Boys
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- čas přidán 14. 04. 2020
- For two days in mid February 2020 a group of foilers chased tanker waves up and down the Houston Shipping Channel in Galveston Bay. Shawn Watson, Nick Taylor, and Brian Grubb rode man made waves for miles as 1000 ft plus cargo and oil ships entered and exited the famous shipping port. Huge thanks to Captain Joe and his brother Doug for getting us in the right spots for endless rides and also to Sea Doo, Wakeboarding Magazine, Liquid Force, and Lift Foils for being down for an adventure.
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Bonifay, Watson, Grubb , and Ruck!!
Having that much fun should be a crime! Such rad stuff and the captain was such a cool guy too.
Thanks Carson, sadly our beloved Captain Joe passed away, we had to give him a well deserved tribute in Texas Tanker Boys 2
@@thegoldiebear Very sorry to hear that about Captain Joe. Where can we find TTB2?
Mean unexpected place to Glide. So epic 🎉
Awesome spot and a great efoil. Thank you
The car carriers are the best wave makers, not because of their displacement, which at 50-60K tons ("supertankers " start at 100K tons) but because of their allowable speeds while in the bay, which are much higher. The reason for this is because the have more windage issues with their big slab sided hulls which make them more difficult to keep in the channel in response to the wind, and are easier to steer at higher hull speeds. You would think that more displacement would produce bigger wakes, but in my experience just is not the case.
rad! good to know thanks!
It's more the shape of the canal or channel as well as to how it carries the waves. If you have a very long freighter in a narrow canal, you're going to get some waves with it too, as they push the water out ahead of them and then the water behind rushes back in chasing the ship as a mini tsunami. Good one here czcams.com/video/7JqLcAmEwLs/video.html
Couldn't agree more if you've ever watched a surfer follow a ski boat in a bayou it's all about the lack of speed that creates his ride..
@@MrWolfSnack good tips though.. 🛳️🏄
They should build an artificial reef right there by the jetty to make it break real good 👍
that would be rad!
Unreal!! I need to move to Texas. BSR for surfing and tanker waves for the Foil. Let do this!!
Texas is the new wave hot spot?!?
Bunch of cool dudes making a cool video doing cool stuff yes very cool thank you for making this youtube
we are here for you very much so making cool stuff for dudes on youtube like you
Bryan Soderlind I also have a youtube but it’s not about surfing but adventure and friendship and you can trust me
@@JoeOnaBoat I place my unwavering trust in you friend
@@thegoldiebear thank you for your trust
From T. C. Guys now in Bacliff is that to the left of the dike alongside the Skyline Dr towards the floodgates? Looks parallel to that drive... Super fantastic for sho man . If that's where I'm talking about I don't c why a howlie couldn't just ride back n forth with in and out bound traffic.... My wheels r definitely turning 🇺🇸🇺🇸🍻🍻🍻🌺
this is actually off one of the islands on the pass but a wave along the dike would be a dream!
@@thegoldiebear ok I think it's redfish reef hell yeah appreciate it
wow, unbelieveable!!!!! make sure you all listen to joe and doug, age is experience and they are my cousins lol
Hahaha awesome!
Never thought I would say this but I Suddenly want to visit Galveston 🤢🤮. Any spots in that area with vehicle access where one could drive in and pump up a kite? Getting out on a windy day and kitesurfing/kitefoiling that would be awesome!
They were launching from Texas City Dike which runs almost parallel to the entrance of the channel. The "spoils" (man made islands) are those areas with the rocky shoreline and those are closer to Kemah and Seabrook area. There are open places there to pump your kite.
Nothing wrong with Galveston. It's just silty water from all the fresh water being dumped into the bay.
Doooooooope.
Very Rad
Thanks Adam!
I wonder if the oil tanker captains go faster on purpose for the surfers ?
there is definitely a few of them that surf!
Texas found it’s waves
Does Florida have any spot?
possibly Ft Lauderdale and possibly Fisher Island!
I am in Florida and I am thinking Miami maybe? Maybe Ft Lauderdale?
Not really . Neither of those ports have the traffic density or the correct geographical conditions to emulate the style of tanker surfing found in the Galveston Bay.
Ya know, The hardest part about foiling is tellin’ your dad that you’re gay.
with my open minded dad it was a breeze!
@@thegoldiebear Lol. Good sport. I know it’s hard as hell.