Re: [Paddlewise] Surf and sunnies - was Prescription etc

All nearsighted paddlers ought to once every few years stash their classes 
away safely while in the surf zone and try playing for awhile. I've done 
this a few times and found I was okay, though rock garden dogging was 
terrible. Simply put, how well do you see without your classes in a 
dangerous environment where you might loose your eyewear. I usually carry a 
spare set (usually a prescription from a few years past) readily accessible.

I bought some gold-hinged glasses a few years ago, prescription, polarized 
sunglasses just for paddling. The hinges eventually seized and broke. I went 
back to the retailer - he said the company went out of business. Would I 
like to buy new glasses?

Doug Lloyd

> Doug suggested
>>Try bigger surf. :-)
>
> G'Day Doug'
>
> Yeah sure! Most of the surf I try is no bigger than a metre, period 6 to 8
> seconds, though these days its hard to tell as I'm experimenting with a
> strategy of paddling like stink to land through surf. Theory is that I'll
> either catch them and ride in beautifully or get through with no trouble.
> Either way it will look superb - just occasionally the theory works:~)
>
> Its an even less practical theory for breaking out through surf thats 
> coming
> in sets of about three. Great way to learn backwards surfing. Of course 
> you
> have to try and convince people thats what you were intending all along!
>
> All the best, PeterO
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