Sunday afternoon I had one of those "this is why I paddle" days. Stories to last the winter. Highlights included F. (he of the tumbling surf ski), seeing 16 mph on his gps, when he outran a wave. He also pulled off punching through a wave which went over his head and left him with a 4+ foot drop on the backside - he stayed upright with a quick draw stroke on landing. At least 2 waves going over my head as I paddled out from the beach when punching through the break. There was tiny seaweed leaving polka dots on everything, including on the underside of my hat visor, after getting out through the break. Mike peeling off of a wave face which he decided was taller than he wanted to tempt. (his torso/head was approximately 1/3 the size of the wave face when I saw him peel off. 3 boats riding the same wave, multiple times. Riding a single wave for 200+ meters. Shouting technique suggestions to the guy on the wave behind the wave that I was actively surfing. Waving to someone while surfing because I could.... It was almost too easy. Kirk -- Kirk Olsen *************************************************************************** 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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