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| - | * [[:jasper_millers_run|Jasper Mocke's Detailed Description of Miller's Run March 8, 2018 ]] | + | * [[:millers_run:millers_run_main_page|All About Miller's Run]] |
| - | * [[https://issuu.com/thepaddlemag/docs/tpm_5_of_2020/20|Nikki Mocke's Iconic Miller's Run]] article in Paddle Magazine September 30, 2020 | + | * [[:millers_run:millers_run_videos|]] |
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| * **//logistical ease// ** | * **//logistical ease// ** | ||
| * **//consistency throughout the season/year// ** | * **//consistency throughout the season/year// ** | ||
| - | //Beside the fact that you can do a Miller’s Run on most days of the year, when its pumping like it was on Monday, the runs are the finest I have ridden anywhere. Big days can get pretty scary and technical. Reverse Miller’s Runs, when the wind blows North West are easy and great to learn in.//" | + | //Beside the fact that you can do a Miller’s Run on most days of the year, when its pumping like it was on Monday, the runs are the finest I have ridden anywhere. Big days can get pretty scary and technical…//" |
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| - | (Ed. Note - when the wind is blowing NNW or NW it is blowing pretty much parallel to shore (or somewhat offshore) for a Reverse Miller's, but be careful, the local mountains interact with the winds and can sometimes cause [[:western_cape#reverse_runs_north_to_south_millers_buffels|the wind to change to more W]] and on higher wind days may start blowing so hard offshore it can be difficult or impossible to paddle toward shore) | + | |
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| * [[https://surfski.wiki/western_australia#perth_area|Drummer's Run (Freemantle - Perth, Astl)]], | * [[https://surfski.wiki/western_australia#perth_area|Drummer's Run (Freemantle - Perth, Astl)]], | ||
| * [[https://surfski.wiki/maui#downwinds|Maliko Run (Maui)]], | * [[https://surfski.wiki/maui#downwinds|Maliko Run (Maui)]], | ||
| - | * **Millers Run** (see description above) ([[http://surfski.wiki/western_cape#cape_town_area|Fish Hoek, Safr]]) | + | * **Miller's Run** (see description above) ([[http://surfski.wiki/western_cape#cape_town_area|Fish Hoek, Safr]]) |
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| * [[https://surfski.wiki/queensland#downwindspaddles|Palm Cove - Oak Beach (Queensland, Astl)]] | * [[https://surfski.wiki/queensland#downwindspaddles|Palm Cove - Oak Beach (Queensland, Astl)]] | ||
| * [[https://surfski.wiki/western_australia#perth_area|Snapper Run (Rockingham - Freemantle, Astl)]] | * [[https://surfski.wiki/western_australia#perth_area|Snapper Run (Rockingham - Freemantle, Astl)]] | ||
| + | * [[https://surfski.wiki/tarifa#downwinders|Tarifa - Bolonia (Tarifa, Sp)]] | ||
| * [[https://surfski.wiki/hood_river_columbia_gorge#downwinders|Viento Run (Hood River, USA)]] | * [[https://surfski.wiki/hood_river_columbia_gorge#downwinders|Viento Run (Hood River, USA)]] | ||
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| - | Some candidates for world class runs may have some additional risk and/or seasonal curtailment due to more extreme and/or sustained cold air and water temperatures. But they may otherwise be right up there in quality with other more temperate runs listed on this page. | + | Some candidates for world class runs may have some additional risk (more frequent large shorebreak?) and/or seasonal curtailment due to more extreme and/or sustained cold air and cold water. But they may otherwise be right up there in quality with other more temperate or equipment friendly runs listed on this page. |
| - | * [[https://surfski.wiki/sweden_downwinders#west_coast_vaestkust|Glommen - Steninge (Sweden)]] | + | * [[https://surfski.wiki/kwa_zulu_natal#downwinds|One of the Durban Downwind Runs]] (Locals say the swell consistently makes for good downwinding, so higher wind is not as necessary as it is in other places. But do your research about what kind of shore break you will have to contend with) |
| + | * [[https://surfski.wiki/locales/sweden/sweden_downwinders#west_coast_vaestkust|Glommen - Steninge (Sweden)]] (not a tropical run) | ||
| + | * [[https://surfski.wiki/lake_superior#north_shore_lake_superior_minnesota_ontario|North Shore (West End) Lake Superior (Two Harbors or Knife River to McQuade Small Craft Harbor)]] cold water and no reliable trade winds here, and the more consistent downwind weather comes from storms in the colder part of the year. But when conditions are good, they are very good. | ||
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| * [[https://surfski.wiki/surf#long_waves_for_surfing|Long Surfing Waves]] | * [[https://surfski.wiki/surf#long_waves_for_surfing|Long Surfing Waves]] | ||
| - | * **Tidal Races ** (we know they paddle laps at Ambleside and Deception Pass, do they also at Noirmont? or just paddle through it as part of downwinders?) | + | * **Tidal Races ** (we know they paddle repeat laps at Ambleside, Deception Pass and La Bajeta, but do they also at Noirmont? or just paddle through it as part of downwinders?) |
| * [[https://surfski.wiki/tidalrace/ambleside|Ambleside Park (Vancouver, BC, Can)]] | * [[https://surfski.wiki/tidalrace/ambleside|Ambleside Park (Vancouver, BC, Can)]] | ||
| * [[https://surfski.wiki/tidalrace/deception_pass|Deception Pass (Washington State, USA)]] | * [[https://surfski.wiki/tidalrace/deception_pass|Deception Pass (Washington State, USA)]] | ||
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| **(Ben doesn't tend to give a lot of location info in videos)**</WRAP> | **(Ben doesn't tend to give a lot of location info in videos)**</WRAP> | ||
| - | The best wake waves depend not only on the boat making them but also where you catch the wave - as they tend to build in shallower water and this interplays with tide. You have to be careful about getting too shallow or [[https://www.theinertia.com/surf/texas-longboarder-shares-terrifying-footage-of-tanker-surfing-gone-wrong/|jammed into shorelines]]. The surfski pocket on a wave isn't going to be where there is a barrel. | + | The best wake waves depend not only on the boat making them but also on where you catch the wave - as they tend to build in shallower water and with the interplay with tide. You have to be careful about getting too shallow or [[https://www.theinertia.com/surf/texas-longboarder-shares-terrifying-footage-of-tanker-surfing-gone-wrong/|jammed into shorelines]]. The surfski pocket on a wave isn't going to be where there is a barrel. |
| * **USA** | * **USA** | ||
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