Re: [Paddlewise] my story is better than your story

At 11:54 PM 8/26/98 -0700, Dan Hagen wrote:
 >
>This common tendency to overestate the height of waves has led to the
>development of what some of us refer to as "standard reporting height",
>which is the actual height multiplied by a fudge factor.  This fudge
>factor is usually about 2, but among modest paddlers it might be as low
>as 1.67, or--for certain immodest groups--as high as 3.  (We are working
>on a common standard.)  Among other things, this helps to explain how
>one's fellow paddlers can refer to "4-foot waves" on a day when the
>waves are never too high to see over.  They are not lying--they are
>simply using "standard reporting height". 

I know people whose standard reporting height X fudge factor = less than 1.
I'm always impressed by the "2-3" footers that obscure my view of the sky.
It's a darn good thing they have me along to report things accurately.
 
>
>Another tendency is to diminish the wave heights that others have
>experienced when looking at their photos or videos.  One might, for
>example, describe the sea state in the above photos as "sea rippled".
>:-)  Then again, what do you expect from a mere *lake*?  (Yea, yea--I've
>heard of the Edmund Fitzgerald. She must have been seriously
>overloaded...)
 

Ok pal, thems surfing words. You've got two months to get ready for the
November gales. Unless they come early. Dont forget to bring your S*******.
;-) I'm sure we'll see some 30 footers....


Wayne
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