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[Doug]

??Conditions where waves break from both directions at once?? Sure  
thing, a number of times.

The best ever was between the segments of Anacapa Island. Doug and I  
were leading a group down the chain of islands from Point Conception  
to Ventura and saw a set of refracted waves from a big South Pacific  
summer (here) swell wrapping around Anacapa from both sides. We  
watched and timed the next big set, positioning ourselves (at high  
tide) on the bit of land parallel to and right between where the  
waves would collide.  As if on command, two three-foot open faces hit  
us at once, squeezing our double up into the air like a watermelon  
seed what seemed like ten feet out of the water. Actually we cleared  
the wave tops by two feet then dropped down, each bracing on opposite  
sides, and let out lots of excited noises! Friends who were paddling  
with us yelled louder than we did!

Sorry to all for this late response, but we just returned last night  
from kayaking (and hiking) in Croatia. No surf there, just wind waves  
when storms pass through.
Thanks for asking!
Joanne Schwartz

On Jun 16, 2008, at 1:04 PM, Steve Holtzman wrote:

> 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.
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>
> 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?
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>
> Steve Holtzman
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