Have not seen the video yet, but that "girl" has got to be Ginni Callahan. You are correct: I bet she spends little time in the central part of the Bar or near the tip of the North Jetty. The Shellbacks of Portland, OR, like the tide race off the tip of Jetty A, and Waikiki Beach/Smugglers Cove for practice/fun in serious overfalls and surf. Those areas can be completely unpaddleable, also, but in the right conditions are demanding but fun. Here is a link to some photos from Jonathon Walpole taken in the latter area, under very mild conditions, unfortunately: http://www.cs.pdx.edu/~walpole/AOC.html I could not find the link to a short video clip of Ginni doing a pirouette in a Falcon 16 at Waikiki Beach. "Columbia River Bar" encompasses an enormous area some 2 miles by 2 miles (roughly), with conditions varying by location, time of tide, and wind, swell, etc. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Lloyd" <dalloyd_at_telus.net> > I forget the name of the girl profiled in Justine Curgenven's new DVD, > "This is the Sea." She is shown regularly paddling the Columbia River Bar, > though I'm sure not in conditions you stipulate. Then again, there are > beaches in the area one could surf while still maintaining distance from > the rather unsafe bar conditions. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Dave replied (snip): >Those areas can be completely unpaddleable, also, but in the right >conditions are demanding but fun. Here is a link to some photos from >Jonathon Walpole taken in the latter area, under very mild conditions, >unfortunately: http://www.cs.pdx.edu/~walpole/AOC.html Yeah, too bad we couldn't see a rougher day with some carnage photos.. Maybe Duane should send his crew up to shoot the Shellbacks in action. I image the Cape must have wild days, though I still feel Cape Beale on a big day is simply an outrageous spot, as deep water waves barrel right in - no river bar slowing the swell here. Likewise, Race Rocks on a truly bad day can be heard two miles away with a vastness few enthral with. So far, no out-of-bounds signs at any of those spots, though a Fisheries vessel has in the past attempted to dissuade further passage out of Port Renfrew with a hurricane due very soon. But hey, this is Canada, and we were very polite about it, though I remained dissuaded. Doug Lloyd Victoria BC *************************************************************************** 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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