Thanks for the various helpful tips on handling explosive sand-sucking dumpers. Here's how I handled the last shore-dump landing:- The scene, a group of four paddlers, steep sand berm, one metre whuumping shore dump. I went first, feverishly windmilling on the back of one, leapt out of the boat just in time to grab it and stop it re-cycling in the next wave. Second paddler in, grab his bow as he's turned sideways getting out of the boat late. Third punter, lucky, got in on small one, doesn't matter anyway, he's paddling a concrete lay-up Nordkapp. Last paddler mistimes, abrades his way up the beach swallowing sandy brine. He stands up and asks "I've surfed here a while ago. Why didn't we land AROUND THE CORNER where there's calm water?!" :-) PT. *************************************************************************** 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 Fri May 10 2002 - 22:34:46 PDT
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