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[Steve Holtzman]

Yesterday, Mike Bode, George Miller, Chris Wood, Patrick Martin, and I set
off on a harbor to harbor paddle and return from Channel Islands to Ventura
Harbor. As we exited Channel Islands Harbor, we went through an area of
shoals that we frequently like to play in. Yesterday, the water conditions
were completely different than anything I have ever seen.

 

Patrick was several yards behind when, out of nowhere, a breaking wave hit
both of us on our left side. I immediately braced into it and was soon side
surfing (as was Patrick). Out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of
something on my right and found there was a breaking wave coming at me from
that side too. Now my dilemma was "which side do I brace and edge towards?"
Somehow, I managed to switch sides just as the other wave hit me.

 

A big "whoo hoo" and a couple of paddle strokes and I was out of it. Patrick
and I were both laughing and we both thought we heard Dumpy saying, "wait
'til next time."

 

Has anybody else ever been in ocean conditions where waves were breaking on
you from two opposite directions at once?

 

Steve Holtzman

 

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