The Golden Gate bar is not quite as much of a ride, but do it wrong and it can swallow a 30 footer in one gulp. It makes one upgrade their tethers to a quick release.
Phil Agur s/v Wing Tip Commodore, Call Sign WCW3485 IC27/270A MMSI 366901790 www.catalina27.org Vessel Doc# 1039809 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Ford Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 2:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Go Play in the Surf (slightly off topic but not really) >>One of the 20 Columbia River Bar Pilots .Who bring big Ocean Going Vessels across the Bar.. The very location in the videos... . Got knocked off of the Cargo Vessel's climbing ladder...<< oh...man....that's bad. Those guys have an unbelievably dangerous job. sorry to hear that, Ralph. regarding the CG rescue boats...I dont know much about their righting mechanisms, but in one of the videos from that site, one boat is seen surfing a wave (literally playing on the waveface) and then it goes over. A strong jet of water is seen on the starboard side...I assume the jets are integral to gaining a righting moment? tf often wrong
