Huge "standing" waves!

[eric__kam]

Has anyone heard of Skookumchuck Narrows. It's located on a river on the west coast of canada and is formed by the tidal flows, producing currents of up to supposedly 17 knots on the river, causing a series of waves. Kayakers are all over it, looks pretty crazy. Down stream there are some pretty bad undertows, and in the last 11 years 13 people have died here. Look at the vid.
YouTube - Skookumchuck Team Pyranha

 

[WaveDemon]

looks like it would be fun on a stand up.

 

[guiness92]

did you see the kayak barrel rolls lol.

 

[227]

Check out River bore surfing on U tube. Looks better than this.

 

[GUMP]

WISH WAS EASY TO GET SKIS THERE...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GZituG1Jaw&mode=related&search=

 

[spence]

how do they get in/out of the wave?

 

[accbr]

They surf in from the side or go into the wave backwards and paddle like hell to catch the wave. Some places they get towed in with a jet ski. Do a search for 'rouge lachine' and watch some of the videos.

I wish we had rivers like that around here. I sold my stuff cause I got bored with the little creeks we have.

 

[sea-dude]

Ya but you have to hit the wave about 25 mph! I saw this pic along time ago.

 

[jetskiier]

Aren't the Skookumchuck Narrows one of the places All My Crazy Friends or Freeloaders were filmed? I thought one of them (or maybe even Coastal Rage) had a short bit in some standing waves in BC?

 

[eric__kam]

There is a boat launch about 3km up river from the waves.

 

[Idok]

it'd be like riding in one of those artificial surf machines.....sweet!

 

[rab2009]

in southamerica i think on the amason they have waves that actually move down the river like at the ocean. saw it in a surf video once and it looked pretty cool.

 

[GUMP]

in southamerica i think on the amason they have waves that actually move down the river like at the ocean. saw it in a surf video once and it looked pretty cool.

post # 5 :bigok:

 

[noodle]

The one in the Amazon is called the Pororoca and they reckon it goes up to about 6 miles up the river and lasts over half an hour.

 

[GUMP]

The one in the Amazon is called the Pororoca and they reckon it goes up to about 6 miles up the river and lasts over half an hour.

post #5

 

[sjetrider]

WISH WAS EASY TO GET SKIS THERE...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GZituG1Jaw&mode=related&search=

That is so dayum PIMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[swanny]

Rick Pierce film Coastal Rage. He is canadian and from BC ey! BC rules all!!!

 

[botizzle]

That is so dayum PIMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

INDEED!

 

[sjetrider]

INDEED!

Wuz up bro, glad to see you made the RED EYE drive in one pice

 

[GUMP]

Wuz up bro, glad to see you made the RED EYE drive in one pice

no shiat ...i know i would sleep after that all day hard ride :headbang: