Is there any other surf craft that so ill equipped for the surf? Now we have a certain amount of respect for the committed goatboater (if you have ever ridden one in anything over 4 feet surf you’ll know why), but this is a piece of very heavy surf equipment that a) you are forced to be tethered to b) is incapable of going underwater and c) requires you to sit on it. Most goatboaters spend 50 per cent of their time panicking with their head under water and the other 50 per cent stealing waves that don’t belong to them. For all their sins, head to 3.55 in this clip to see a kayak get mowed down by a 15 footer. Pure comedy gold!