Dan
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Glad to know that no one was injured.
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Just wondering if going out in waves so high that the captain can’t see beyond the next crest is normal. It could have been something larger than surfers, like a returning jet ski or boat hidden by the wave.
Check out some of the videos of boats departing that inlet on YouTube. I don’t know if it’s a normal move, but it’s definitely not that infrequent. Some of the boats getting thrown around by the waves aren’t small either...40’+.
Watch some videos of haulover inlet down in Miami if you want some real "entertainment"...Check out some of the videos of boats departing that inlet on YouTube. I don’t know if it’s a normal move, but it’s definitely not that infrequent. Some of the boats getting thrown around by the waves aren’t small either...40’+.
I have only recently been made aware of the “Haulover Daily” site on You Tube. I took a quick look at some of the trials and missteps made by boaters navigating the inlet, and a little bit of that sort of video goes a long way: I cannot imagine that I’ll have any burning desire to visit that website again.
During my recent passages thru the inlet, I’ve noticed a few folks arrayed along the jetty on the south side of the channel who’ve been equipped with cameras on tripods, so I presume that these are the people responsible for the You Tube content.
Haulover is not the most harrowing inlet to navigate that I know of in SE Florida, but it can be challenging, (particularly during high flow on an outgoing tide,) for inexperienced boat drivers, the unwary, uninformed, unobservant, intoxicated, or those cursed by paralyzing stupidity.
Watch some videos of haulover inlet down in Miami if you want some real "entertainment"...
Yup.Right or wrong...what I get out of watching some of the videos is that as with a lot of things...once you’ve decided on a course of action, you need to commit to it. Even with some of the larger boat operators having difficulty... they seem like they’re doing ok until they back off the throttle and let the boat wallow.
I just saw the surfers on a second watch after comment above..looked like no good choice...
That sucks.