Alaskan Sea-Duction
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And we could follow. Think of us poor TF members with nothing to do....Get a Spot too....
Maybe by then someone will dig a canal from Olympia to Longview? It seems that would be wonderful for pleasure boaters and allow direct access from the Columbia River to Puget Sound. It looks like the Cowlitz River is already a start, maybe just a little extension? I realize that there's probably no commercial rationale for such a project, but, it would be nice...
YES YES YES, y'all will have to come over here if you want an ICW!No! No! No! You can't have it. The East Coast has the ICW. The PNW has Puget Sound, all the islands, the inside passage to Alaska, snow capped mountains, whales, seals, sea otters, great fishing, and crabbing. Now you want an intracoastal waterway. It simply would not be fair.
Thanks a lot..... now I'm really depressed, and intimidated.....
Thank you Rick, I'm much more hopeful now about being able to get across without incurring the wrath of Neptune (or my wife, which would be much worse).
Nick, don't let the bar scare you. Thousands of boats (many much smaller than yours) cross the bar every year without incident. It's all a matter of making sure the tides are right.
Or, let is scare you and make your trips UPRIVER to our area and get some terrific boating.
I have never crossed the Columbia River bar, but I have seen it on a fairly calm day. I have been to Astoria and down the beach by Cannon Beach and Tillamook. The bars down that way are scary as hell. I have crossed many bars on the East Coast, and I can tell you that I am scared of every one. I like to time the crossings for the best conditions, but that is not always possible. Most any bar can be treacherous, and they all deserve respect.
You can't be in a rush to cross the bar. Patience and timing is everything...
No rush here to cross the Columbia Bar. I envision a nice stay in Astoria, as long as it takes, to wait for a safe and smooth crossing. One experience like Art's father had with his Admiral, and my Admiral will have us out of boating in a heartbeat.
probably along the same thought...avoidance can be the best decision...nothing usually says "you have to enter this inlet" except a bad decision.
TUpon docking Dad’s admiral said: Sell it... I’m never stepping foot on this boat again, you almost killed us!
He sold it – bought a Cessna and started a successful marine aerial photography business.
Block Island disaster was the only notable error in marine activities I’d seen dad have happen in decades of boating with him. He was truly cautions and an accurate navigator as well as one hell of a good pilot for boats and planes during WWII and in his latter years. God Bless ya Dad!!
Again I caution: “When You Least Expect It... Expect IT!” Especially concerning marine conditions.
You must not of been boating for long... I regularly experience the wrath of the Admiral... foul weather does up the volume though..
Treated with respect the Columbia Bar (and the Admiral for that matter) are a non issue.. ok the bar is a non issue...
, he didn't. Nobody died.Art, Your dad sounds like he was a heck of a guy! I always consider it an honor and a privilege to meet someone of his caliber. They are becoming few and far between anymore.
And please, no disrespect intended, but in reading this it seems the point the Admiral missed is:[QUOTE] you almost killed us!