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| ====== Local Paddling Conditions ====== | ====== Local Paddling Conditions ====== | ||
| - | Before you paddle an unfamiliar run you should learn about the tides, currents, exit points, weather, dangers, and local safety responders. A website like this is typically not the best source for up-to-date information that is specifically local. So check in with locals who know whereof they speak before going out. | + | <WRAP indent> |
| - | //**<WRAP center round tip 90%>\\ | + | Before you paddle an unfamiliar run you should learn about the tides, currents, exit points, weather, dangers, and local safety responders. A website like this is typically not the best source for up-to-date information that is specifically local. So before you go out, check in with locals who know whereof they speak. If we get specific risk information we will include that in downwind run descriptions (where there are [[https://downwindable.com/|downwindable.com]] and/or [[https://www.downwind.fun/|downwind.fun]] links we hope you will find local safety issues described there). Many if not most downwind runs mentioned on this wiki have simply been found via videos which do not necessarily provide any relevant safety warnings. |
| - | Pirates of the Caribbean :** // | + | |
| - | //**Gibbs: **"Look alive and keep a weather eye, men! It's not for naught it's called Shipwreck Island where lies Shipwreck Cove in the town of Shipwreck."\\ | + | ---- |
| - | **</WRAP>** // \\ | + | |
| - | * **What You Should Know** | + | |
| - | * **[[:weather|Weather]]** | + | ===== What You Should Know ===== |
| - | * **[[:tides|Tides]]** | + | |
| - | * **What to Avoid** | + | <WRAP indent> |
| - | * [[:terminology#rips|Rip Currents and Rip Tides]] | + | |
| - | * Shore Breaks | + | * **[[:weather|]] ** (All aspects: storm, wind speeds and direction, temperature, visibility, predictability of moving systems, local micro effects not described by forecasts, etc.) |
| - | * Shallows (near shore or off shore reefs, banks, rocks) - too shallow to boat over? or cause [[:terminology#waves|waves to increase in size and/or break (boomers)]]? Whether waves off shore break is dependent on how shallow the water gets and how large the waves are. You can have a shallow area where only the largest waves break intermittently (and unexpected if you are not familiar with the area). Areas that are problematic at low tide or the potential source of boomers can be anticipated via [[:nautical_charts|nautical charts]]. | + | * **Flatwater Paddling** It should be obvious that whether paddles on lakes and bays are //flatwater, downwindable, or dangerous// depends entirely on the weather. Storms can come up suddenly on bodies of water and quickly create unboatable conditions. Always be careful to consult weather forecasts, be aware of micro climate variations that can contradict such forecasts, don't trust weather forecasts that depend on the timing of nearby systems or storms that can move closer or faster than is being predicted, and have fast exit plans in the case of untimely wind and paddling conditions. |
| - | * [[:wild_life|Wild Life]] (dangerous, protected, invasive, etc.) | + | * **[[:tides|]]** |
| - | * Shipping/Boat Traffic | + | * **[[:wave_basics|Waves]]** , [[:wave_basics#wave_heights_in_weather_forecasts|Wave Height Forecasts]] |
| - | * [[:right_way|Right of Way]] | + | * **Local Water Temperatures **- [[:cold_water_paddling|]] |
| - | * [[http://marinetraffic.com/ais/|Port Ship Traffic]] | + | ==== Shipping/Boat/Foil/Kite/etc. Traffic/Access ==== |
| - | * [[:shoreline_property_rights|Shoreline Property Rights]] | + | |
| - | * Local Political Tension/Hotspots | + | * [[:right_way|]] |
| - | * Local Crime, Spots to Avoid, Parking Breakins | + | * [[http://marinetraffic.com/ais/|Port Ship Traffic]] |
| - | * **What to Seek Out/Potential Help** | + | * [[:shoreline_property_rights|]] |
| - | * Local Boaters, Guides, Folks in On Water Businesses | + | * **Local Powerboat Traffic** - (How much, where, when, how many tend to be drunk, speeding??, etc.) |
| - | * Coast Guard, Police, EMS, Other | + | * **Local Launches** - (Good locations, Availability for unplanned exits, Shoreline stretches that allow little or no exit - rocky, steep, shorebreak, etc.) |
| - | * Cell Reception, VHF coverage, Dead Zones? | + | * [[https://activecaptain.garmin.com/|Active Captain]] Garmin website (and [[https://www.garmin.com/en-US/p/573254/|app]]) that maps and describes worldwide boat launches, harbors, moorage, and hazards (rocks, shallows, current) |
| - | * Scenic Paddles, [[:wild_life|Wildlife]], Good Downwinds, etc. | + | |
| + | ==== What to be Aware of ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | (and Avoid if you lack the equipment, experience, skill and support to safely pass through or play in) | ||
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| + | * [[:terminology#rips_and_races|Tidal Races]] | ||
| + | * [[:surf|Shore Breaks]] | ||
| + | * **Shallows** | ||
| + | * **Natural** (near shore or off shore reefs, banks, rocks, ledges) - too shallow to boat over? or cause [[:terminology#bombora_aka_bommie|waves to increase in size and/or break (boomers)/bommies]]? Whether off shore waves break is dependent on how shallow the water gets and how large the waves are. You can have a shallow area where only the largest waves break intermittently (and unexpectedly if you are not familiar with the area). Areas that are problematic at low tide or the potential source of boomers can be anticipated via [[:nautical_charts|nautical charts]]. Rocks, reefs, etc. can be hidden in waves, but exposed and ready to do damage in wave troughs. | ||
| + | * **Man-made **remains of old structures (piers, docks, etc.) just below the surface that can damage a rudder, particularly sneaky if the water level varies and brings them to collision depth at lower water levels (from either tide change or flux from recharge/inflow changes) | ||
| + | * [[:wild_life|]] (dangerous, protected, invasive, etc.) | ||
| + | * **Local Water Quality **sad to say, but there are coastal places where you probably do not want to paddle or at least not practice your remounts. North America Surfrider 2024 [[https://www.surfrider.org/hubfs/2024-Clean-Water-Report.pdf|Clean Water Report]] | ||
| + | * **Local Political Tension/Hotspots** | ||
| + | * **Local Crime**, Spots to Avoid, Parking Break-ins | ||
| + | ==== What to Seek Out/Potential Help ==== | ||
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| + | * **Local Boaters, Guides, Folks in On Water Businesses** | ||
| + | * **Coast Guard, Police, EMS, Other** | ||
| + | * **Cell Reception, VHF coverage, Dead (No Reception) Zones**? | ||
| + | * **Attractions for Paddlers** | ||
| + | * Scenery | ||
| + | * [[:wild_life|Wildlife]] | ||
| + | * [[:places_surfski|Good Downwinds]], etc. | ||
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| + | </WRAP></WRAP> | ||
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| + | <WRAP center round tip 90%> \\ //**Pirates of the Caribbean :** // | ||
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| + | //**Gibbs: **"Look alive and keep a weather eye, men! It's not for naught it's called Shipwreck Island where lies Shipwreck Cove in the town of Shipwreck."// \\ </WRAP> | ||
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