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Don't Try This at Home - Spectacular USCG Photos
On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:21:47 -0700, Chuck Gould
wrote: A lot of the coastal harbors in WA, OR, and CA have river bars. the combination of rapid shoaling, an onshore wind, and conflicting tides and river currents can create some very nasty conditions. In many locations, the USCG literally closes the bar to navigation when conditions get ugly enough. One of the reasons for "surfman" training is to prep the Coast Guard personnel to perfrom rescues of folks who don't heed the "closed bar" warnings. Didn't you post a picture a couple of years ago of a large yacht crossing a bar - some famous actor's yacht? |
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Don't Try This at Home - Spectacular USCG Photos
On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:31:08 GMT, Tom Francis
wrote: On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:21:47 -0700, Chuck Gould wrote: A lot of the coastal harbors in WA, OR, and CA have river bars. the combination of rapid shoaling, an onshore wind, and conflicting tides and river currents can create some very nasty conditions. In many locations, the USCG literally closes the bar to navigation when conditions get ugly enough. One of the reasons for "surfman" training is to prep the Coast Guard personnel to perfrom rescues of folks who don't heed the "closed bar" warnings. Didn't you post a picture a couple of years ago of a large yacht crossing a bar - some famous actor's yacht? This one: http://www.mv-dreamer.com/Mojo.htm |
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Don't Try This at Home - Spectacular USCG Photos
On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:30:11 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote: On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:31:08 GMT, Tom Francis wrote: On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:21:47 -0700, Chuck Gould wrote: A lot of the coastal harbors in WA, OR, and CA have river bars. the combination of rapid shoaling, an onshore wind, and conflicting tides and river currents can create some very nasty conditions. In many locations, the USCG literally closes the bar to navigation when conditions get ugly enough. One of the reasons for "surfman" training is to prep the Coast Guard personnel to perfrom rescues of folks who don't heed the "closed bar" warnings. Didn't you post a picture a couple of years ago of a large yacht crossing a bar - some famous actor's yacht? This one: http://www.mv-dreamer.com/Mojo.htm Yep - that was it. Hell of a ride. :) |
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