I was once expecting to go into the Straits of Jaun de Fuca on the flood and paddled into an ebb all the way to Neah Bay. I went quite a ways out from shore (1/4 mile or more) to see if I we in a near shore back eddy. It I lost ground to the group by being further out. I thought maybe the trip leader just had gotten the currents wrong. The trip leader was taking a ribbing about this already but he knew he had checked the currents and he was an experienced sea kayaker. When we got back home and I checked the currents he had been correct. I think there is a huge back eddy that forms there and I'm not sure the current flows anyway but out near the South side of entrance to the straits. *************************************************************************** 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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