At 03:37 PM 1/13/99 -0500, you wrote: But I don't know how to tell how >steep a wave is either. I just know when I see a wave if it is too steep >for me to front surf without having to worry about pitchpoling or digging >in my bow. (BTW, digging the bow down into the water in the trough can >lead to pitchpoling even on waves that are not that big.) > >Cheers, Here on the Wet Coast, we call that moment when the bow begins to bury itself "submarining" because it looks like the view from a sub's conning tower as she dives while underway; a moving wall of water creeps relentlessly along the deck toward your cockpit. If a desperate backward lean and backpaddling do not cause the bow to pop free, the only thing that will save you from pitchpoling is if the wave collapses as it hits shallows. Cheers, Philip T. N49°16' W123°08' "The opinions expressed in this posting are not necessarily those of my employer, or indeed, of any sentient being." *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jan 13 1999 - 14:12:04 PST
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