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Re: Outter Banks NC Surf Kayaking

Posted By: Jack Sanderon
Date: Tuesday, 2 May 2000, at 11:19 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Outter Banks NC Surf Kayaking (Berkeley C.)

I was measuring the wave height from the bottom of the trough to the top of the crest so my 10ft wave was 5 feet by your measurment. By any measure they were the largest waves I had ever been out in. When I was in college I was a life guard on the New Jersey coast. The day after a huricane would go buy off shore we would get huge waves that would close the beach. The lifeguards would all go body surfing. I remember my body taking a beating but having a lot of fun. That was 25 years ago and my body is not so flexable now.

: Quite a story. I admire your nerve, although I suspect that we measure waves
: differently. I have been taught that the height of the wave is to be
: measured as the distance from the midpoint between trough and crest to the
: crest. In other words half of what a wave looks like when it's about to
: land on you. A 10 foot wave measured that way is trully terrifying.

: For a first timer to go through anything larger than two feet is impressive
: nonetheless. Good job!

Messages In This Thread

Outter Banks NC Surf Kayaking
Jack Sanderon -- Monday, 24 April 2000, at 3:30 p.m.

Re: cojones
lee -- Monday, 24 April 2000, at 10:09 p.m.

Re: Whew!
Jerry K -- Monday, 24 April 2000, at 11:46 p.m.

Opposite side,situation
mike allen ---} -- Tuesday, 25 April 2000, at 1:33 p.m.

Re: Outter Banks NC Surf Kayaking
Berkeley C. -- Friday, 28 April 2000, at 1:06 p.m.

Re: Outter Banks NC Surf Kayaking
Jack Sanderon -- Tuesday, 2 May 2000, at 11:19 a.m.

Re: Outter Banks NC Surf Kayaking
Berkeley C. -- Tuesday, 2 May 2000, at 11:51 a.m.

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