[Jim Sammons LJKF]

The thing is Andy, and I said this in the other thread, there were guys launching at 5:30 when the wind was already really blowing hard.
All of us that have spent a lot of time out there have been caught out in the wind. A few years ago Nelz gave me and my puking client a tow in when a sudden unpredicted Santa Ana came through. Thanks again Nelz. I was towing my client in when he offered his help.
The thing is basic rules should always apply, never paddle out farther than you can paddle back, IN BAD WEATHER. And if the wind is blowing at 5:00 in the morning chances are it will only get worse not better.
Good thing this was an onshore wind and thank god things didn't end worse.