graham
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American lifeboat crew training.
Big Wave pics
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sb99
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Conditions look similar to those we experienced on our first trip over to Watchet. Well thats what SWMBO insists /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Icelander18
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Jeeez, now that is brave, you have to trust your craft to put it into that, look at the angle of it!
damo
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Brave?...or stupid?
If you find the whole sequence, it looks like a reef is exposed not far astern. I don't know the story, but I wouldn't be surprised if they caught out by the severity of the waves. Not even gung-ho US CG's are likely to take that kind of risk surely? And there are guys on the fricking bridgedeck FFS!
If you find the whole sequence, it looks like a reef is exposed not far astern. I don't know the story, but I wouldn't be surprised if they caught out by the severity of the waves. Not even gung-ho US CG's are likely to take that kind of risk surely? And there are guys on the fricking bridgedeck FFS!
graham
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I think its a place where a river flows into the open sea causing the big breaking waves .The USCG deliberately use the place for training. Boat would be OK iD be surprised if a few of the crew didnt suffer a few injuries though.
Icelander18
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I agree, and brown pants!
Like you say Damo, the only reason for me is that they had no choice but to go for it. Mind you, whenever you catch the right picture of a boat in action it always looks worse or more extreme than you thought at the time, well some I have been on do anyway, but none like this.
Like you say Damo, the only reason for me is that they had no choice but to go for it. Mind you, whenever you catch the right picture of a boat in action it always looks worse or more extreme than you thought at the time, well some I have been on do anyway, but none like this.
BrendanS
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The whole sequence is on the photographers website here
http://www.pbase.com/roberthouse/cg2007
click on the pics for larger versions
http://www.pbase.com/roberthouse/cg2007
click on the pics for larger versions
Mike_S
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Yup, Morro Bay. Visited a few years back when we drove the coast highway from LA to San Francisco. On a calm day and there was still pretty impressive surf, mid week and the surfers were out in force. Nice little harbour as well, complete with seal lions under the pontoons of a restaurant.
PCUK
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Sometimes caravans don't seem so silly!
