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wind today

Duncan Howat Apr 9 #33538

Mmm, currently at airport , gusting 64, steady 40, and 32 gusting 58 at locust beach, haven't seen that in awhile. Dan you out there today?

Tom Swetish Apr 9 #33539

I'm not sure if I was shaking from the wind or if I was nervous for the paddlers. Taken from Post Point at about 12:30.

Dan Mayhew Apr 9 #33540

Dan 1.0 would have been tempted. Dan 2.0 took one look at the conditions and went for a hike.

David Scherrer Apr 9 #33541

Perhaps it’s time for a discussion about understood and agreed limits to safety. No problem with skill levels demonstrated and appreciated. Unexpected happens under extreme conditions and suddenly others are forced into an increasingly dangerous situation…I’ll just start with something like..when gusting 55, no go… regardless
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Tom Swetish Apr 9 #33542

A great point David.

I think everyone in the group who paddled came off the water feeling like that was more than they bargained for.

And I did not intend to normalize paddling in these sorts of conditions by posting this - I would hope that it would have the opposite effect actually!

-Tom

Kimberly Reeves Apr 9 #33543

Agree… when Ana says OMG, it was really big…time to watch the last round of the Masters instead
~k

Kevin Olney Apr 9 #33544

Gusts at 55 are no joke. My normal limit is sustained 30s with gusts to 40. Some of the forecasts were above that but I still wanted to go, so I opted to paddle the V8 and paddled with a group of experienced OC guys. We had a hard time staying grouped up, there were a couple hulis, and I went for a swim just off of Squalicum beach. It was an exciting and fun experience but I can see all kinds of scenarios where it could have been seriously not good. Probably won't roll those dice again.

KO

Kimberly Reeves Apr 9 #33545

My DW paddle yesterday was less than fun and bordered on survival paddle in places. Today’s conditions were over the top and someone coulda gotten hurt or worse. After yesterday, I am re-evaluating fun vs ego. Fun seems better to me and knowing my limits vs group think is my new normal. Wearing water wings moving forward.
~k

John Rybczyk Apr 9 #33546

I don't even bother putting my boat in the water until conditions are such that Kevin O. is getting tossed from a V8. That's when the real fun starts.

paul clement Apr 9 #33547

Let’s not confuse getting paid to paddle and paying to paddle. They are vastly different.
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