VANCOUVER ISLAND WINDTALK • thank goodness it was only gear that was destroyed - Page 2
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 7:27 am
by tempy
Holy Batman, Dave!!! Sure glad you came out of it watertight!

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 9:36 am
by winddude
bwd wrote:From DavidM:

The boat that got him
Again, yikes, glad you are all right DavidM! I don't think I could be that calm about it, I hope the boater at least learns to pay a lot more attention.

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2020 3:24 pm
by Gord Baines
Not the kind of “shredding” you had in mind. Glad it was just gear.

Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 2:32 pm
by C36
:shock: So glad you were calm, had an action plan, and had the timing and skill to pull it off! A lesser waterman (mere mortal) might not have faired so well.

Looks like a lifetime of surfing duck dives paid off big time! 8) :D :wink:

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(picture the boat where the wave is)

I have to admit the few times I have sailed the pipe the high-speed power boats ripping through there have given me the creeps.