A good place for novice wave sailing. -Reply

From: Ben Cristi (BENJAMIN_CRISTI@novell.com-DeleteThis)
Date: Mon May 22 1995 - 12:06:53 PDT


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From: Ben Cristi <BENJAMIN_CRISTI@novell.com-DeleteThis>
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Subject:  A good place for novice wave sailing. -Reply

Start out at Waddell on a small day. I recommend Waddell over Scotts or
Davenport because:

1. The shorebreak at Waddell is often the mellowest (it still can break
equipment though).

2. Waddell has the safest landing downwind. At Scotts you have to deal
with a very nasty shorebreak downwind. At Davenport it's mostly rocks
and cliff downwind, especially at high tides, plus the shorebreak can be
bad.

Watch out for rocks at Waddell, they're mostly upwind of the parking lot.
They'll be covered by sand in another month or 2. If your used to jumping
on port/riding swells on starboard, first practicing jumping
starboard/riding on port at a place like Rio would definitely help.

Punta San Carlos, Baja, is even better than Waddell for learning to sail
waves. Too bad it's a 19 hour drive just to get there.

Ben



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