The Simple Rule of Rough Water Exits I’m going to continue by reiterating the most important point from Part One. The first, easiest and more common way of dealing with rough water exits is to not get into the water unless the water is calm. It’s an option many novices fail to consider and they often…
This phrase is a consistent Google autocorrect search term that bring people to the site so I thought I would use it directly. I’ve previously written a couple of posts on understanding waves, theory and some practical. Writing recently about the 2010 eight hour pool-training swim followed by a sea swim, I was reminded of the…
Part One. Waves break when the bottom of the wave touches the sea floor or an obstruction, such as a reef , beach or sandbar and is then slowed down. The top of the wave is still moving faster and the wave breaks, with the top crashing forward at greater speed. Because waves moves at…
If you want to swim Open Water more safely at the coast it’s a good idea to develop some understanding of various aspects of your environment. This is a thumbnail sketch of breaking coastal waves for swimmers. 1: Waves are mostly caused by wind, either close or far-away. 2: There are many days without waves.…
