"In the surf the water is being drawn from the beach and up the face of the wave, " Really? I think the effect is in fact the boat being pushed along by the wave. The boat moves towards the shore, you stick your paddle out to sea, and up you come. I think you are assisted by the movement of the boat, not water movement. Cheers, 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/ ***************************************************************************
Peter Treby wrote: - >I think you are assisted by the movement >of the boat, not water movement. G'Day Peter Treby & Paddlewise, Doesn't the water in a wave move in a circular motion so once in the wave if you put your paddle out towards the shore the water drags it down and if you put it into the direction of the oncoming wave it drags you up (sometimes). Don't really think its the boat movement particularly. The same effect should occur even if you weren't in a boat. All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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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