Had a terrific storm last night with five meter waves on Georgian Bay (really bloody big for Georgian Bay). It was 23 years ago on November 10th that a similar storm sunk the Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior. The Fitzgerald was the largest ship on the Great Lakes for many years. An interesting site devoted to the Fitzgerald can be found at http://www.acs.oakland.edu/~awesley/edm-fitz.html with some fascinating information about how the ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) reduced the legal freeboard required and how that may have contributed to the disaster along with some structural problems that were noticed but their repair was deferred. Interesting reading if marine disasters fascinate you. Cheers, John Winters Redwing Designs Specialists in Human Powered Watercraft http://home.ican.net/~735769/ . *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
There were monstrous waves in Duluth yesterday, topping the walls of the ship canal by at least 2 feet at times. Waves were splashing up and over the lights at the end, which are at least 25-30 feet above the lake. The surf was tremendously powerful and awesome. My ears were popping as the lowest barametric pressure ever to hit Duluth passed through. No, I didnt go out. ;-) I may be dumb but I'm not stupid. I dont think a kayak could have gotten out through that stuff. Wayne *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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