Shimmer
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Windsurfing death on the east cape?
I have a close friend, in the states, who asked me for details of his friends death, windsurfing on the east cape..... possibly La Ribera. Does
anyone have any knowledge of the accident?
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bajajudy
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I will check for you!
I hope that it is true!
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bajajudy
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Shimmer check your U2U
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Osprey
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Xmas party just concluding at my house. A guest from Las Barracas says there was a death, the guy's name was Jake, about 30 years old found on or
near the shore at Cabo Pulmo. A head injury was thought to be the cause of death.
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gnukid
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I don't know more only I have heard the same, a large shore break caused his death. We had wind to 30 knots plus huge waves.
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gibson
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajajudy
I will check for you!
I hope that it is true! |
???
ok gotta be a 'not' ommision. I see now.
[Edited on 12-28-2007 by gibson]
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bajajudy
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thanks gibson
I am not known for my typing skills
How embarrassing.
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gibson
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajajudy
How embarrassing. |
everyone would percieve an obvious booboo I'm just quick to pull the trigger (she was right all along! teehee)
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bajajudy
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From the Baja Pony Espress
Jake Bigham, a windsurfer and Rowena resident was killed while windsurfing in extreme conditions off the coral reef at Cabo Pumo Baja Mexico on Dec.
22. The memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday December 30 at the Pine Grove United Methodist Church, 2415 East Side Road Hood River
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windgrrl
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Thanks for your follow-up on this sad news, Judy.
When the way comes to an end, then change. Having changed, you pass through.
~ I-Ching
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wiltonh
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The East Cape has had some big weather the last week and a half. We normally spend about a month here each year between the middle of December and the
middle of January.
We had the biggest waves I have seen in the last 5 years on the day of the accident. Normally the waves reach about mast high at La Ventana which is a
little North of Cabo Pulmo. This year I saw a few that were a mast and a half high. At La Ventana they do not break onto a reef.
I have sailed Cabo Pulmo but never with that much wind and waves. The thing that always impressed me was how shallow the reef appears when the waves
get big. It appears that there is only a foot or two over the reef as you get to the bottom of the swell. Sailors have often told me that it is deeper
than it appears.
It is always sad to hear about this type of accident and to think
about how this will change a family for life.
Wilton
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