Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.18/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA171674926; Wed, 11 Jun 1997 22:55:26 -0700 Return-Path: <TWavo@aol.com-DeleteThis> Received: from emout19.mail.aol.com (emout19.mx.aol.com) by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP (1.37.109.16/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA157624926; Wed, 11 Jun 1997 22:55:26 -0700 Received: (from root@localhost) by emout19.mail.aol.com (8.7.6/8.7.3/AOL-2.0.0) id BAA03196 for wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis; Thu, 12 Jun 1997 01:51:47 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 01:51:47 -0400 (EDT) From: TWavo@aol.com-DeleteThis Message-Id: <970612015146_-628795991@emout19.mail.aol.com-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re: RE: got rescued on Saturday
This doesn't hold true for surf. The rules change, especially with epoxy
boards as Barbara mentioned.
I lost my gear way outside at Scotts a few years ago on a big day on a
breaking wave that caught me when I was stalled with no wind going out. It
was an unusually big wave that broke on a reef in the channel that normally
doesn't pitch the waves. I had to swim for over 45 minutes to ultimately
catch my board on shore. The current and waves kept dragging my gear just
out of reach. I had a chest/waist harness by DaKine (which they don't make
anymore) that somewhat impared my swimming.
The key, I agree, is don't hesitate. Go for the board. You can paddle it
in, or at least float.
TD
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