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Whoa ! thanks for info.. reminds me of one big day we had earlier this year at
Scott's with double mast high sets closing across the entire beach, although
about 20 sailors were giving it a try that day . I counted over 10 broken mast
in the 2 hours I and many others were watching. Too big and $$$ for me...
Was that Paul Goutts, the painting guy in the white vane ?
He's got a 9'0 stretch gun and Naish sails and probably crazy enough to make
it out... :)
g olesek wrote:
>
>
> Alain,
>
> I went down to the coast Thursday to sail. There were
> cloudbreaks that I have not seen go off in six years
> that were breaking 2 kms out.NO ONE was even parked at
> W.
>
> Three guys tried to go out at DP and were DENIED.
> One guy tried six times, only to return six times to
> the fish ramp and on the last trip he returned with a
> trashed rig. It was closing out 1 KM off the middle
> of the beach at DP and the shorepound was like the
> inside at rockpile (HI).
>
> Paul (PC) was the ONLY person who made it out, at a
> break just north of DP. He sailed for over an hour
> while three others tried for over an hour just to get
> off the beach (b/c the wind was shutting down, after
> being already quite light and mostly ON SHORE).
>
> PC is only about 150 lbs, and he was out on
> a custom 9' stretch gun, with lots of float and he
> still needed his 5.7 nalu. Unfortunately, I weight
> 50 lbs more and my biggest board/ sail combo is the
> 8'8"/5.2, so it was a no go for me and I did not even
> rig. I also am not a sponsered rider and I like my
> gear and my body in its current complete condision.;-)
> I was personally more impressed with seeing PC work it
> in such light, variable/onshore wind, and the size of
> the sets was just the gravey on the achievement. It
> would have been very dicey if it was ONLY mast high...
>
> Even though I did not sail, the show was worth the
> drive. I saw PC catch over ten waves, riding them
> from ~ 100 M downwind of the main point, down to the
> middle of the beach where all set wave were closing
> out. Some of the rides he would kick out on the
> feathering peak (last second) as the next 200 M dumped
> over. Then would bearly make it over the next four
> waves on his way out the back, while NOT planning.
>
> Many of the waves that he rode were 2x mast high plus,
> and it was the biggest surf I have ever seen sailed in
> CA. It was almost as big as any waves I had seen
> ridden in HI, but peahi has a CHANNEL. ;-) (And 8
> PWC resuce riders, rescue helis, and 78
> degreewater...)
> At the end, the wind dropped off to 7.0 and he was
> hardly able to jibe on the outside. He had to wait
> 10 minutes for his last wave and he rode that last one
> all the way back in for the dismount.
>
> When the condisions are 25ft at 25 secs it is
> necessary to have a perfect session (No swims, dry
> hair, one trip in and out) and he did. I am thinking
> about writting a letter to PC's boss (Mr. Naish) to
> make sure that PC gets credit for the overtime he put
> in on Thursday for team nalu.
>
> BTW: Stopped at the PIGEON PT on my way down the
> coast. At 2:45 PM I Saw double mast high waves,
> breaking from past the lighthouse point, half way
> accross the bay. A perfect 300 m right. Of
> course,with no one out...
>
> Unreal.
>
> Unfortunatly, two people died (in capitola and pacific
> grove) yesterday due to the strong swell.
>
> Regards,
>
> Gordon.
>
> Anyone sailed the coast thursday
> (alain@macromedia.com-DeleteThis)
> Fri, 29 Oct 1999 11:45:18 -0700
>
> Did anyone hit the coast yesterday ?
> looked like waddell might had some wind between 3-5
> and I saw the news last
> night showing monster waves coming in... epic or
> survival mode ?
>
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