kayakers swamped !

[blackcloud9]

I honestly cannot believe anyone would even try to launch today - enough
rescues and the lifeguards will have to start monitoring conditions to allow
kayak launches at the ramp ...

>>>
"tomorrow doesnt look so bad, might want to check it out"
"I am thinking about tomorrow too. But winds like these almost
never go away in one day"
>>>

To me tomorrow looks REALLY bad.

The winds will be mellow on Wednesday but with the remnant huge short
period waves at six to seven feet, the launch will be much much much
worse (dare I say, "IMPOSSIBLE") on Wednesday.

The windswell was only four feet this morning, but it has ramped to
TEN FEET now at the TPO buoy.

Thursday is looking possible however, light winds and smaller swell in the
forecast. We'll see.

Be safe out there, I hate to read about kayakers in the news.

[emrliquidlife]

Originally Posted by blackcloud9

I honestly cannot believe anyone would even try to launch today .....

>>> "I am thinking about tomorrow too. But winds like these almost
never go away in one day"

The winds will be mellow on Wednesday but with the remnant huge short
period waves at six to seven feet, the launch will be much much much
worse (dare I say, "IMPOSSIBLE") on Wednesday.

The windswell was only four feet this morning, but it has ramped to
TEN FEET now at the TPO buoy.

Thursday is looking possible however, light winds and smaller swell in the
forecast.

Be safe out there, I hate to read about kayakers in the news.

I don't know if I'm thinking stupidly....My window of opportunity is pretty small for this, so i'm going to try for tomorrow. Worst case, the waves are too big, and I go fish Mission Bay....

Got a link for where i can get the wave height info?

[blackcloud9]

Here is a link to my Shores kayaking conditions page, which contains a
bunch of good links related to La Jolla Shores area, along
with experienced commentary:

http://larryl.com/favorite_kayak_conditions.htm

I posted this link along with a wind/conditions warning last night.

Hope this helps.

[habanero]

Originally Posted by blackcloud9

Here is a link to my Shores kayaking conditions page, which contains a
bunch of good links related to La Jolla Shores area, along
with experienced commentary:

Thanks Larry. I have my own scattered sources to check but his is a great all in one place to check if your launching LJ.

[Tman]

Wow...to those that paddled out today, I will say the same thing to you that I would say to Tiger Woods...

Ain't no tail worth all that $hit...

Glad to hear those that dared to defy made it in.

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by blackcloud9

Here is a link to my Shores kayaking conditions page, which contains a
bunch of good links related to La Jolla Shores area, along
with experienced commentary:

http://larryl.com/favorite_kayak_conditions.htm

Thanks Larry...

This is the site I use for planning my La Jolla trips.

http://magicseaweed.com/Scripps-Pier...dLongRange/us/

Friday looks good!!

Jim

[cjthomas]

Thanks Larry for the links, already bookmarked on my work comp....

[stairman]

all embarrassment aside this can be a learning exp for those not involved.
Just wind and swell? equipment failure?
come on fess up and tell us what happened so someone doesn't make the same mistake.....I promise not to give you any additional hell.

can't speak for anyone else.If you were brave enough to go spill your guts!

[dorado50]

Originally Posted by stairman

all embarrassment aside this can be a learning exp for those not involved.
Just wind and swell? equipment failure?
come on fess up and tell us what happened so someone doesn't make the same mistake.....I promise not to give you any additional hell.

can't speak for anyone else.If you were brave enough to go spill your guts!

I'm sure you are but 16 or 17 yrs. old by how you are asking these questions.(and thats ok). Just follow the post and that should tell you what happened and hopefully the conditions that day won't ever come into play for you. Spill your guts about what? No need to chastise these guys,hopefully their experience(second hand ie. the news report) and your familiarity of the sea you can come to a sense of how this event transpired.