[Paddlewise] Mavericks

From: Barbara Kossy <bkossy_at_igc.org>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 08:34:34
I live a mile from Mavericks. I'll be up on the bluff watching with my
binoculars. Then, we can all come to my house for tea and cookies. Or a
hearty dinner. Also, the Emergency room is conveniently located right
across Hwy 1. We'll come visit the rest of you. 

At 11:24 PM 3/16/99 -0800, K. Whilden wrote:
>On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Dan Hagen wrote:
>
>> Kevin, there's a place along the coast a short distance south of San
>> Francisco that you ought to check out if you are into surfing. It's
>> called Mavericks, and as seen in the following (rather incredible)
>> photo, the waves are sufficiently large that you could easily fit a 30
>> foot kayak on the wave face:
>> 
>>
http://www.mavsurfer.com/quiksilver_contest/gallery/image_gallery/imag_7.html
>
>Dan, you are quite correct that a 30 foot kayak will fit on this wave, or
>more practically, 30 kayakers. If I make it to Mavericks, I will scout out
>the potential for a Paddlewise Rendezvous on the wave face. We would
>probably need several tons of Canadian Ballast Rocks for safety though,
>and we would probably want to send the most experienced Ballast Rock
>technician in first as a probe. That is, if he is up to it... :)
>
>Headed from Seattle to LA, where is supposed to rain for first time in
>several weeks. Oh the irony of it all...
>
>Kevin
>
>
>> 
>> I wouldn't try it with a bum ankle, however, since you can break even a
>> healthy ankle kayaking here. A kayaker was killed here a year or two
>> ago, on a day when it wasn't really going off. Last time I was down in
>> those parts I was going to surf the break in my kayak, but, ...ummm...,
>> ...err..., I couldn't find my helmet, yeah, that's it, my dang helmet
>> went missing, and then were was that nasty cramp in my bicep, *and* the
>> sore shoulder. (Just bad luck, I tell you.)
>> 
>> Dan Hagen
>> Chicken of the Sea
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