----- Original Message ----- From: Doug Lloyd <dlloyd_at_telus.net> : Monday, March 13, 2000 10:38 PM snip > The Bottom Line? snip > Learn some moving-water skills if that is the environment you are going to > go paddling in, or if there is a possibility of encountering such > conditions. Crossing eddylines is a given for the area where this incident > occured. Expect close-shore backeddies around small islands, which can be > used to advantage at times, but offshore rips will demand vigilence and a > strong paddle stroke to overcome if slack-tide is misscalculated. Expect > sudden breaking waves in an area where the chart shows numerous submerged > rocks/reefs - usually designated by a little "s" (which also dot the area > in qustion). > Hi Doug , etal As a landlocked newbie I am interested in learning about the diferent currents ,rips and eddies you talk about. One option here is to take some ww classes. But I would like to suppliment that with some reading could you suggest a few books that would give this landlubber some help. Also any other suggestions as to how or where to gain this knowledge. Thanks and keep the reports coming. Mark waiting inpatiently to launch his new Arctic Tern *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Mar 14 2000 - 16:25:40 PST
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