Re: [Paddlewise] Certification--was Swimming

If you paddled on Lituya Bay, Alaska on July 9, 1958, then you would have
earned way more than 5 stars, especially if you lived.

http://www.google.com/search?q=lituya+bay&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

http://geology.com/records/biggest-tsunami.shtml

BRC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Carter" <revkayak_at_aptalaska.net>
To: "paddlewise" <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2009 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Certification--was Swimming


> the only two places in the USA that have the
>> type of tidal currents where the 5 Star assessment can even happen is San
>> Francisco and Long Island.
>
>
> I beg to differ
> Sergius Narrows north of Sitka Alaska up to14 knots on ebb! Mouth of 
> Lituya Bay Alaska
>
> Bob, who ran Sergius safely on the flood and dreams of Lituya
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