http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgHjVxflX7M Yesterday Ken and I were a couple of those "silly" people Duane mentioned paddling out in the mucky water! But as I said to Duane, the problem is if you want to play in the more challenging condition around here, you have to contend with the dirty water. So we paddled trying to hold our breath the whole time! I had loaded up the car wearing my paddling jacket because of the rain, so I couldn't believe it when we got to the SB and found the sun shining. I wanted to paddle out through the wind and driving sheets of rain into Douglloydian surf and we seemed to be launching on a normal day, except maybe for the rather brown water. Even the waves hitting the jetty didn't look too impressive, although when we got closer, there was enough to keep you on your toes. Before we left, the Dana Point buoy had the swell pegged at 9 feet, but when I checked it when I got home, it was up to twelve. I'm afraid my video doesn't seem to portray it as big as it looked from inside the cockpit, but perhaps it will suffice. The swells coming into the harbor would loom up looking like they were about to break, but would mostly keep rolling down the channel. I hate to say it, but I felt like my GP wasn't giving me the kind of response I expect from my Onno, so I had to work a bit harder to stay out of harms way. I did get knocked over once though and rolled up easily and quickly before any microbe had a chance hop on! I don't like using bad words in public, but there are times alone in my car where a few may pass my lips, and one set of waves seemed to evoke such a response in my video, so I apologize before hand. We got a bit of rain and wind and some nice swells to play in and so far I haven't grown a third eye, so perhaps we dodged a bullet! Mark Sanders www.sandmarks.net # *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 5:46 PM, Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net>wrote: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgHjVxflX7M > > Yesterday Ken and I were a couple of those "silly" people Duane mentioned > paddling out in the mucky water! But as I said to Duane, the problem is if > you want to play in the more challenging condition around here, you have to > contend with the dirty water. So we paddled trying to hold our breath the > whole time! > > Nice video. I thought those swells looked plenty big even on the vid.... I'm sure they were even more impressive from the cockpit. I assume that the 5-second rule applies to water-borne microbes too. :P Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 5:46 PM, Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net>wrote: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgHjVxflX7M > > Yesterday Ken and I were a couple of those "silly" people Duane mentioned > paddling out in the mucky water! But as I said to Duane, the problem is if > you want to play in the more challenging condition around here, you have to > contend with the dirty water. So we paddled trying to hold our breath the > whole time! > > Nice video. I thought those swells looked plenty big even on the vid.... I'm sure they were even more impressive from the cockpit. I assume that the 5-second rule applies to water-borne microbes too. :P Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Mark said: Yesterday Ken and I were a couple of those "silly" people Duane mentioned paddling out in the mucky water! But as I said to Duane, the problem is if you want to play in the more challenging condition around here, you have to contend with the dirty water. Mark, It's not just a few microbes. As someone who has dealt with water quality professionally for 37 years I can assure you that there is a lot of toxic chemicals in the water near Seal Beach. You have aerospace manufacturers who use some pretty nasty stuff right on the beach. Then some of the "few microbes" include MRSA which can lead to "flesh eating bacteria. According to the CDC, at risk populations include those who spend time in the waters near Florida and the West Coast. IMHO, you are taking a HUGE risk playing in the water after a storm. Steve Holtzman Sent from my Wireless Crackberry er..... BlackBerry *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
As I drove to the Coast Guard Station, the rain was coming down in buckets and upon arrival I noticed the two red pennants hoisted above the station. The old Persian proverb crossed my mind. "A drowning man is not troubled by rain." I knew the bacteria count would be high but it couldn't be any higher than the table surfaces at Daddy-O's. Therefore, I decided to go out with Mark, but unlike Mark, I stayed bone dry by staying out of harms way. Just in case, I took a bath in Purell when I got back to the car. Ken *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Paddlewisers, Mark and Ken's exposure to the water was relatively mild. When I went for a drive on Friday to check on the storm, I found about 50 guys surfing by the Seal Beach Pier, which is right by a river draining out of LA. Duane Southern California --- On Sat, 1/23/10, frycat_at_aol.com <frycat_at_aol.com> wrote: > From: frycat_at_aol.com <frycat_at_aol.com> > Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] The Not So Perfect Storm > To: marksanders_at_sandmarks.net, info_at_list.ckf.org, PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net > Date: Saturday, January 23, 2010, 6:25 AM > As I drove to the Coast Guard > Station, the rain was coming down in buckets > and upon arrival I noticed the two red pennants hoisted > above the station. [Please remove all old content that is not pertinent to your reply including old headers and footers. It's list policy.... this post was modified to meet policy] *************************************************************************** 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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