I must agree, it was breath taking to see these guys drop off a clift of water and live! Since I'm outside of DC I'm going to check on the next showing at the IMAX theaters in the Smithsonian. John Blackburn Wes Boyd wrote: > > 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. > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Jan 13 2002 - 19:44:59 PST
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