Re: [Paddlewise] Surfs Up!

From: Wes Boyd <boydwe_at_dmci.net>
Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 21:56:41
At 08:59 AM 1/12/02 -0500, mel wrote:
> Paraphrased from the review in the WSJ: 
> 
> An interesting Nature episode will be aired on PBS from 8-9 pm EST on
Sunday, Jan 13.  "Condition Black".  In January of 1998, the largest waves
ever recorded hit land on the North Shore of Oahu, HI.  The beaches were
evacuated as whitecaps of up to 40 feet came crashing in.  But a group of
fearless(?) surfers managed to get past the dangerous breakwater out to
open ocean on jet skis, then surf the tremendous waves.  They were riding
waves the size of 10 story buildings.  It is astonishing to watch. 

Just watched it -- awesome! Big, big waves. You have to wonder how it would
look in IMAX.

Thanks, Mel, for tipping me off. I don't watch a lot of TV and would have
missed it without your post.

-- Wes
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