Re: [Paddlewise] PFDs in surf - watch for rip tides!

From: Scott Ives <ssives_at_erols.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 11:33:49 -0500
Everyone has this fear of rip tides taking you out to France. It is
unfounded.  I don't recall being in a rip that extended past the
breakers.  In any event, the PULL of the rip wears off before the rip
itself.  Once you feel that pull cease, you can just start swimming
parallel to shore.

 - Scott

Clyde wrote:
> 
 
> > In a worst case scenario, how far out could a rip extend before it
> weakens?
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