Before I approach Carnac I'll always stop a few hundred metres off and spend 10 - 15 minutes just watching the swell and subsequent breaking waves to get a good idea of just what conditions are prevailing.
This to me is one of those places where spending a short time watching the sea conditions is time well spent so you are less likely to get a sudden nasty surprise, having said that it does not always follow that you can find yourself suddenly being confronted by a large glassy wall of water approaching you that will required you to make a hastily manoeuvre to deeper water and you find that your heart rate has increased 3 fold.
As said above a couple of very lucky boys.
Walfootrot
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Carnac again...Yep lucky
Carnac again...
Yep lucky boys
More drum lines, kill the bloody sharks!
meglodon
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Carnac Island - caution required
Before I approach Carnac I'll always stop a few hundred metres off and spend 10 - 15 minutes just watching the swell and subsequent breaking waves to get a good idea of just what conditions are prevailing.
This to me is one of those places where spending a short time watching the sea conditions is time well spent so you are less likely to get a sudden nasty surprise, having said that it does not always follow that you can find yourself suddenly being confronted by a large glassy wall of water approaching you that will required you to make a hastily manoeuvre to deeper water and you find that your heart rate has increased 3 fold.
As said above a couple of very lucky boys.
little johnny
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Date Joined: 04/12/11
Also salmon
And big white knocking around there
sunshine
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Date Joined: 03/03/09
Capsized on Seaward Reef
Very shallow ......pretty stupid place to be in a swell of three metres
sea-kem
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Date Joined: 30/11/09
Was wondering about the
Was wondering about the exact circumstances Gordon.
Love the West!