Re: [Paddlewise] Resuce in the Strait of Juan de Fuca

I find it interesting that the principal actor in this scene was
paddling alone. While there may not necessarily be safety in numbers,
it probably doesn't hurt. How many of us have paddled solo in places
where we did not belong? Probably almost all of us.

B.R.Crain

Quoting Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>:

> As Doug Lloyd indicates, it's probably impolite of me to sit here snug and
> warm on my sofa in my Spongebob jammies and second-guess another paddler's
> close call. Like Doug, however, that's not going to stop me. <grin>
>
> I found this an interesting story partly because it takes place off the very
> beaches where the old West Coast Sea Kayak Symposium was held every
> September until 2010 (when it was canceled). The Marine Science Resource
> Pier that he mentions in his report is where the rolling
> contests/exhibitions were held. The geographical layout of the Fort Warden
> beach that gave the Seminar a long sandy beach and waters relatively safe
> for beginners to test kayaks was a major factor that led Mr. Moses into
> harm's way. The currents, both ebb and flood, tend to be very weak along the
> center section of this beach; however, the closer one gets to Point Wilson
> (which lays at the northern end of the beach) the more the ebb (especially
> the ebb) will be noticed. This corresponds well to his narrative where he
> says that he did not notice the ebb carrying him faster towards the point
> until he was well down the beach past the Resource pier.
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