Re: Pillar Point

From: walterh@windsurfer.cadis-usa.com-DeleteThis
Date: Thu Feb 17 1994 - 20:39:19 PST


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Date: Thu, 17 Feb 94 20:39:19 PST
From: walterh@windsurfer.cadis-usa.com-DeleteThis
Subject: Re:  Pillar Point
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I did it a few months ago during a winter storm. I tacked out of the Pillar Point Harbor.
You can only do this if it is blowing SSE.

Ugly confused swells out there, not really worth the hassle.

Walter

>Be careful, a friend of mine (Dave Deisinger) almost drowned in
>similar conditions (huge surf, storm wind). He got munched, lost
>his rig, and had to swim in. He never recovered his rig (luckily
>he was sponsored at the time).
>
>Ben



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