On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 9:20 AM, PeterO <rebyl_kayak_at_energysustained.com>wrote: > Doug wrote > >I still don't understand fully, nor can I comprehend the notion that > anyone > would consider the ocean as innocuous. > > > Completely agree Doug' > > Problem is that people can be easily misled by an area that looks calm and > protected by cliffs, and where the real trouble is just around a headland. > So yes I totally agree about never thinking of the ocean as innocuous. I've read several stories of kayakers getting in trouble with the winds off of Newfoundland and there are stretches of road there where even semi trucks have troubles with the wind from signs I've seen along the highways on the eastern coast of the Island. I was up there kayaking in '99 and remember driving past spots early in the day thinking that they'd be a great place to paddle and then, a few hours later, looking at white caps and wind that seemed to come from nowhere and deciding that it wasn't for me. I was inexperienced and alone, so very risk adverse. One article I read talks of 8' waves that came on quickly. Looking at the map, the Horse Islands were a long way from the shelter of the mainland. --Glenn *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jul 12 2010 - 05:40:33 PDT
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