Another way to spot boomers is to look for "boils" or foam on the surface of the water. By the way, the 3rd picture down on Frank's web page is known as "the royal flush" because a big depression opens up and then quickly fills, flushing water (and kayaks) out. Its a great place to practice surfing and braces. Last time I was there, I got to practice my rescue skills - got a little too close! My wife nicknamed this spot "the toilet" - she sat on the cliff with binoculars and said "Looks like they're playing in the toilet again." Ted >Wanna-be-a-boomer rocks will cause swell to peak up over them, so a sharp >lookout will often spot these before they are hit by a swell big enough to >break. The other approach is to go last and hope the others will find the >boomers. <G> > >-- >Dave Kruger >Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Sep 23 1999 - 09:28:15 PDT
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