Re: I'm talkin' 'bout pottering!

Dennis W. Farrell (dfarrell@ridgecrest.ca.us)
Fri, 30 Oct 1998 16:37:30 -0800

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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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Steve - other posters have commented onthe river, but I think there's a REAL
problem with your proposed trip. The mouth of the Columbia river has some
of the nastiest waves on the coast. There is a shallow bar off the mouth of
the river, and with any kind of sea it is downright dangerous. I spent
about 6 hours circling off hte Columbia river mouth in a 250' LSM during the
days I was a guest ofthe grey funnel line. The way that ship rolled was
unblievable. Suggest you might want to talk to the Coasties about this., I
believe that's where they have their training school for motor lifeboats.

Cheers -- dwf

-----Original Message-----
From: Your Name <Oldsurfdude@worldnet.att.net>
To: Derek Jensen <djensen@teleport.com>
Cc: West Wight Potter List <wwpotter@tscnet.com>
Date: Friday, October 30, 1998 15:18
Subject: Re: I'm talkin' 'bout pottering!

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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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>Derek Jensen wrote:
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>> Hope you enjoyed my story ...
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>I did. Great adventure and glad it turned out so well.
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>On another note, one of my dream cruises is to sail whatever little boat
>I have at the time I get up the nerve, up the coast from San Diego to
>the Columbia River, and up the rivers to Spokane, WA, to visit
>relatives. And of course, back again. Is that doable? Any dams in the
>way? Bridges I can deal with. Are those rivers considered navigable
>through to Spokane? Or more precisely to Post Falls, Idaho?
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>Steve Barnes sailing a Capri 16, and saleing a Potter 14, in San Diego.
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>OLDSURFDUDE
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