frozenpod wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 2:23 pm
Wolly Bugger wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 2:05 pm
On two occasions I have buried the bow of my boat into waves whilst exiting that entrance. Getting absolutely drenched on one occasion as the clears were pushed in.
Although not the current fashion this is one of the reasons why the man hole type canopy is better than a bimimi plus clears.
The water goes over the top rather than pushing/ripping the clears off.
Wolly Bugger wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 2:05 pm
Entering the Patterson River on these occasions, also have a challenge, as the outgoing water/tide meets waves travelling west to east, this creates pressure waves and entering the river a boat can broach.
Just like the first two in this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lsAnmnFPIo
I thought coming back in would be a piece of **** compared with timing an attempt at getting out.
Don’t you just wait for a likely looking wave and sit on the back of it while making sure the one behind isn’t catching up, and when the one in front breaks just fang it over the white water?
I much prefer going out through the surf in the kayak because coming back in through surf you don’t have the option of going quick enough to keep out of the way of the waves coming up behind you. They catch you eventually and you’ve just got to try and a) stay upright and b) avoid getting turned side on for long enough that it has turned into a foot or so of white water.
It’s not a bar but we did have a damp start to the day once at Apollo Bay. That warning sign isn’t obvious in the dark and we got smashed by a wave that hit the boat at about 45 degrees to the centerline