>From: Kirk Olsen <kolsen_at_imagelan.com> >I don't know about boomers, but, I do know people who have been hit by >rogue waves while on the beach. SNIP >I just reread Dave Kruger's explanation of Boomers. Sure, they'll happen >anywhere there are rocks/ledges/shallows offshore and waves come over them. >As he noted, it's the spots that only trigger every 100th wave that will >get >you... On Vancouver Island's West Coast is a beatiful, road accessible aarea called Long Beach. It's popular with board surfers, kayak surfers, and beach walkers. Seems like every couple of years some folks just strolling along water's edge get scooped up by the "100th wave" and sucked out to sea. Last time - about two years ago I as I recall - it hit a tour group on the rocks. The 100th wave also poses a threat to surf kayakers - it can sweep you way up past all the nice smooth soft sand and into the logs at the back of the beach - it also picks up the logs and turns them into battering rams while you're in the mix. Watch out at sea and on shore! Philip Torrens N49°16' W123°06' *************************************************************************** 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 - 11:45:56 PDT
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