It is said that sailing and surfing share the common bonds of sun, water, wind, and balance., the surf became huge at Officer's Beach on NASNI, so big that surfers flew in from around the world to ride these waves, which were perfect due to the swell direction. A bunch of photos from that event made it into the surf mags, and I believe Mikey J. also had a shot or two during that time. Huge perfectly-peeling barrels just beautiful to see, whether you were there or just looking at a magazine. Somehow, I'll never forget those two years, but the storm in '78 caused more damage, or so it seems in retrospect. I mean, how big does a wave have to be to tear a huge fishing pier apart?
Anyway, SC, it's good to hear you're making progress with the cleanup and rebuilding... is that crew going to rebuild the dock with wood or concrete pilings? I can't remember if you already mentioned this. Mother Nature sure can do a number on man-made structures... gotta build something like the pyramids if you want it to last, just solid stone that'll take awhile to wear down, LOL. And even those won't last forever, but they'll last longer than an unanchored double-wide in a tornado, I reckon. Funny how tourists used to express fear of earthquakes in California, only to casually mention that they lived in 'Tornado Alley'---the main reason why I wouldn't want to live there, those tornadoes make me nervous, LOL. Lightning & tornadoes... always been leery around 'em.
It's off Cuba right now, but you're likely to get some weather from "Zeta"."Hurricane Season" hasn't officially ended!
SC, Let me know what you need for foam block. I have a few sections stored away in the rafters- some Sunfish, some from other boats. Here’s a pic. Happy to ship you anything you can use to get Wave back in shape.We plan to reuse a bow piece, and from there we can determine what size graft pieces we need. She also needs some foam block
When I first saw them, they were flying Douglas Skyhawks—A4Ds...The Blues are transitioning to the Super Hornet this Winter.