A big, Round disaster.

[Polelock]

Glad you were able to tell the story... Place can be tough when that wind kicks in!!!

[briansnat]

Originally Posted by Polelock

Glad you were able to tell the story... Place can be tough when that wind kicks in!!!

Had I chosen a campsite on the other side I probably would have been fine. I encountered similar conditions last year but my wife was with me and she went in and held the boat until I could start the motor.

When the park cop was taking my info he mentioned he had a bunch of kayakers he had to go and rescue after me. They were also stuck in their campsites, but he was taking a truck around to pick them up. Even they hesitate to use the boat when they don't have to in that chop.

The wind can be brutal there. When I was giving the cop my info when we got to the ramp a few people pulled up planning to put in and he pointed out to them that they couldn't launch because the strobes were going. The cove with the ramps was calm and it was hard to tell how bad it was out there. They were pretty pissed. One guy was a wind surfer and he was livid. "A day like this is what I live for" he kept saying. I told him to give Spruce Run a try, I don't think they have the "clear the water" strobes there.

[Mark B.]

Those brutal NW winds are the key to success when I wade fish the eastern shore mid Nov. through the winter. It’s like surf fishing.

Park Rangers drove in one such day to rescue stranded boaters when I was there. One aluminum boat’s bow was bashed in pretty good.

“The sea,……..she’s a tough life.” – Jacques Cousteau

[FASTEDDIE29]

Great story but horrible all at once. Glad you got outta there in one piece. One month from now with that colder water you might not have made it. Unreal!!!

[briansnat]

A pic from the ride home

[AndyS]

That place is no joke !!! Glad you made it out alive. Spent many days up there in my canoe but always listened to the wind before I launched. Can't tell you how many days I woke up planning to fish that lake only to hear the leaves blowing on the trees and rolling over and going back to sleep.

[Polelock]

Brian,
could I use that pic on the RVTA facebook page? Would like to remind everyone to be careful in high winds..