Yup, Tillamook Bay bar is like that and gets closed when conditions worsen. Only went over the bar in my 21ft pleasure craft when it was dead calm. Likewise for the Columbia river bar which I only crossed once.
Check out the crabbers coming in and going out of St. Paul in Alaska. I used to have my survival suit in my hand when we would come in during big following seas
Check out the crabbers coming in and going out of St. Paul in Alaska. I used to have my survival suit in my hand when we would come in during big following seas
This is one place where you really have to know more than the nautical charts tell you. IF you've never seen it before and have to cross, talk to a local captain first! The bay is fed by a number of rivers which all bring silt out to the channel. The channel moves around over time with shifting sands. The channel markers mean next to nothing and if you follow them like you normally would anyplace else, you might find yourself in real shallow water. Even inside the jetties, the actual channel is only half as wide as it looks. The current on the ebb can slow your boat way down and make the waves stand way up. Treacherous!
The other captains and crews watch from the jetty. They called the Coast Guard when the first boat of the day got stuck in a bowl out by the red bouy. It made it out safely before the Coast Guard arrived.
Yup, Tillamook Bay bar is like that and gets closed when conditions worsen. Only went over the bar in my 21ft pleasure craft when it was dead calm. Likewise for the Columbia river bar which I only crossed once.
Check out the crabbers coming in and going out of St. Paul in Alaska. I used to have my survival suit in my hand when we would come in during big following seas
Check out the crabbers coming in and going out of St. Paul in Alaska. I used to have my survival suit in my hand when we would come in during big following seas
Good vid. Thanks for sharing.
This is one place where you really have to know more than the nautical charts tell you. IF you've never seen it before and have to cross, talk to a local captain first! The bay is fed by a number of rivers which all bring silt out to the channel. The channel moves around over time with shifting sands. The channel markers mean next to nothing and if you follow them like you normally would anyplace else, you might find yourself in real shallow water. Even inside the jetties, the actual channel is only half as wide as it looks. The current on the ebb can slow your boat way down and make the waves stand way up. Treacherous!
Piece of cake. Gotta know tides and run it at slack tide when eally rough.
I was stressed out just watching this!
The other captains and crews watch from the jetty. They called the Coast Guard when the first boat of the day got stuck in a bowl out by the red bouy. It made it out safely before the Coast Guard arrived.
Thanks. I couldn’t understand why the skipper wasn’t going for it when he seemed to have several good shots.
Wow, that looks so dangerous.
oFF ! this looks scary to oh godness
I was glad to be on the jetty. These folks on the boat are amazing.
@@outbackwithbackman4357 their heart is strong