On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 10:55 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: > > From my experience, by the time most surfers realize they are out of > their comfort zone when surfing in hurricanes, Noreasters, etc, its > too late.
I have surfed in double to triple overhead conditions many times. Even if you surf a spot all the time, if it is normally 2-5' and suddenly it is 12'+ with raging currents and strong rips, that's a very dangerous situation. That's part of the challenge - pushing yourself to see how far you can go. I've been pulled over the falls backward on a 20' wave, jumped off my board in a sitting position and been shot up and over like a slingshot on a 12' barrel, and been caught on the rocks hard against a cliff in 15' waves. I've also scored some pretty awesome waves in those spots. The folks on that pier seem to think they are safe, and that's the most dangerous position of all- thinking you are safe when you are not. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:326919 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
