Neils wrote: <In the end I waited for a lull in the waves, standing with my feet in the surf, with the front toggle of my boat in one hand and the paddle in the other. Just when the last wave of a set broke at my feet, I charged forward for about 5 meters, where the water reached my thighs. I jumped into the cockpit, with my feet still outside the boat and my sprayskirt loose, and paddled the next 5 meters that got my out of the surf zone. After that it was easy to get my feet in the cockpit and attach the sprayskirt.> What do you do if walking 5 meters into the water puts the surface 5 meters overhead? The real dumper, where it suddenly rises up and crashes within 1 meter of the shore is a tough one. Although plastic boats do make it easier, just scrape the crap out of it, as you slide through the narrow shore break. Rob. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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