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-<font 11px/inherit;;inherit;;inherit>Photo: Vaughn Roberts video, Penrhyn Mawr Tidal Race (Wales) - Click</font><font 11px/inherit;;inherit;;inherit>to</font><font 11px/inherit;;inherit;;inherit>enlarge</font>[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-Z_-Y3heF4|video]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-Z_-Y3heF4| link]]
+<font 11px/inherit;;inherit;;inherit>Photo: Vaughn Roberts</font>[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-Z_-Y3heF4| video ]] <font 11px/inherit;;inherit;;inherit>click to enlarge</font>
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+**<font 11px/inherit;;inherit;;inherit>Penrhyn Mawr Tidal Race (Wales)</font>**
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-For many years most surfskiers have left human powered boating for recreation in these tidal phenomena to other vessels such as sea kayaks (for example [[https://youtu.be/bwD-UogNY5c|hurricane riders]]). But in the right circumstances surfskis and OCs can thrive there too and do some kinds of wave surfing better than any other craft. Many of the races listed below will rarely if ever provide worthwhile or safe conditions for surfskis. But some probably offer excellent opportunities when conditions are right and a paddler's skills and local knowledge are up to it. Someone just needs to study more of the tidal races that are reasonably accessible and learn how they work.
+For many years most surfskiers have left human powered boating for recreation in these tidal phenomena to other vessels such as sea kayaks (for example [[https://youtu.be/bwD-UogNY5c|hurricane riders]]). But in the right circumstances surfskis and OCs can thrive there too and do some kinds of wave surfing better than most other paddle craft. Many of the races listed below will rarely if ever provide worthwhile or safe conditions for surfskis. But some probably offer excellent opportunities when conditions are right and a paddler's skills and local knowledge are up to it. Someone just needs to study more of the tidal races that are reasonably accessible and learn how they work.
-There already are a fair share of tide races popular with surfskiers around the world. The surfski and OC communities in the Pacific Northwest have spent time studying and practicing in their nearby tidal races at [[:tidalrace:deception_pass|]] and [[:tidalrace:ambleside|Ambleside]] and find them exceptionally fun and great for conditioning and skill development when conditions are right (though not for the faint of heart or skill when they run big). The Surfski Center in [[:tarifa|Tarifa]] makes La Bajeta tide race a regular place for lap parties during their downwinding classes. And [[:jerseychannelislands|Jersey Channel Island]] paddlers regularly play in the waves of their Noirmont tide race.
+There already are a fair share of tide races popular with surfskiers around the world. The surfski and OC communities in the Pacific Northwest have spent time studying and practicing in their nearby tidal races at **[[:tidalrace:deception_pass|]] **  ([[:tidalrace:deception_pass_videos|videos]]) **and [[:tidalrace:ambleside|Ambleside]]**  ([[:tidalrace:ambleside_videos|videos]]) and find them exceptionally fun and great for conditioning and skill development when conditions are right (though not for the faint of heart or skill when they run big). The **Surfski Center in [[:tarifa|Tarifa]]**  makes **La Bajeta tide race** ([[:tidalrace:la_bajeta_videos|videos]]) a regular place for lap parties during their downwinding classes. And **[[:jerseychannelislands|Jersey Channel Island]] **paddlers regularly play in the waves of their **Noirmont Pt. tide race ** ([[:tidalrace:noirmont_pt_videos|videos]]).
-Tidal races offer unusual variations of downwinding and surfing with their own technical, challenging and **sometimes ill-advised for paddling** conditions. Some tidal currents create standing or slow moving waves that are surfable while other locales offer wind swell going against the tidal current with waves stacking up and moving up-current making for downwind like paddling that can be similar to the [[:hood_river_columbia_gorge|Columbia River Gorge]] though often with stronger counter current. Catching such tide race waves, particularly fast moving ones against the tide can require a lot of power and acceleration. Skilled sea kayakers often like to play on the waves and in the roil of [[https://tsunamirangers.com/2020/05/04/playing-in-tide-rips-with-a-sea-kayak/|eddy lines and whirlpools]] that are common around tide rips, while surfskiers generally are looking for sections where they can use their speed to catch, maneuver on and link waves in a downwind surfing manner. Tide races need to be thoroughly investigated in terms of variability and degree of hazard and either prepared for or avoided as conditions and skills dictate.
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+**La Bajeta, Tarifa, Spain**
+ {{youtube>8sZIyHIgPu4?large}}
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+Tidal races offer unusual variations of downwinding and surfing with their own technical, challenging and **sometimes ill-advised for paddling** conditions. Some tidal currents create standing or slow moving waves that are surfable while other locales offer wind swell going against the tidal current with waves stacking up and moving up-current making for downwind like paddling that can be similar to the [[:hood_river_columbia_gorge|Columbia River Gorge]] though often with stronger counter current. Catching such tide race waves, particularly fast moving ones against the tide can require a lot of power and acceleration. Skilled sea kayakers often like to play on the waves and in the roil of [[https://tsunamirangers.com/2020/05/04/playing-in-tide-rips-with-a-sea-kayak/|eddy lines and whirlpools]] that are common around races, while surfskiers generally are looking for sections where they can use their speed to catch, maneuver on and link waves in a downwind surfing manner. Tide races need to be thoroughly investigated in terms of variability and degree of hazard and either prepared for or avoided as conditions and skills dictate.
   * **Further Explanation**
       * **Tidal Races**
+        * [[https://www.seakayakpaddler.co.uk/all-advice/118-how-tide-race-waves-form|How Tide Race Waves Form]]
         * [[https://www.paddlerguide.com/rough-water-part-1-paddling-the-tide-race/|The Paddler's Guide - Paddling the Tide Race Video]] (this is from a sea kayaking perspective but it refers to the same kind of wave catching that surfskiers are looking for - surfskiers are typically looking for somewhat cleaner tide race conditions when waves can be linked and there are not so many "surprises" as the video refers to although races will often have more multi-directional waves than most downwinding)
         * [[https://youtu.be/LuL1JxMNKFc|Reading Rough Water Video]] This one is also aimed primarily at sea kayakers, but surfskiers need to understand eddies too if they want to paddle in these kinds of places.
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-===== Safety - learning Tidal Races =====
+===== Safety - Learning Tidal Races =====
   * [[:tidalrace:deception_pass|]] - this is one of the better understood tidal races that surfskiers frequent. Notice all of the safety related information included on this page and take it as an example of much of what to pay attention to in many tidal races. But different races can pose other significant risks that need to be recognized, evaluated, and avoided when appropriate (or possibly need to always be avoided). And consider that the safety information for Deception Pass was accumulated from more than just a few trips or a short period of observation.
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 ===== Videos =====
-  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8AGW1yiCyQ&list=PLFADvIYspNJEdKqB_PW_fNL-pC1EQDdOE&index=1|Ambleside Tide Race Videos]] Ambleside Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada
+  * [[:surfski_downwind_videos#unusual_locations|Tide Race Video Collections]]
-  * [[:tidalrace:deception_pass_videos|]] Deception Pass State Park, Washington State, USA
+  * …
-  * [[:unitedkingdom_videos#uk_tide_race_videos|United Kingdom Tide Race Videos]]
-  * [[https://youtu.be/datvszwva68?list=PLxQ6WYaQ14dsUf-BrtdqxLLG4ZuqLqd2c|Active Seakayaking Youtube Tide Race Playlist]]
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   * [[:australia#tidal_races|Tidal Races]]
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 ==== Canada ====
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   * [[:tidalrace:ambleside|Ambleside]] Vancouver, BC
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-OC Surfing Ambleside
+**OC Surfing Ambleside**
-{{youtube>o8AGW1yiCyQ}}
+{{youtube>o8AGW1yiCyQ?large}}
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-Baynes Channel Victoria BC
+**Baynes Channel Victoria BC**
-{{youtube>lu55j-trw9g}}
+{{youtube>lu55j-trw9g?large}}
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 ==== France ====
-  * [[:france#tidal_races1|Tidal Races]]
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+----
+  * [[:france#tidal_races|Tidal Races]]
   * …
+</WRAP>
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 ==== Germany ====
-  * [[:surfski.wiki:germany#tide_races|Tidal Races]]
+<WRAP indent>
-  * ...
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-==== Norway ====
+  * [[:germany#tide_races|Tidal Races]]
-  * [[:norway#tide_races|Tidal Races]]
   * …
+</WRAP>
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-==== UK ====
+==== Norway ====
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-=== Great Britain ===
+----
-  * [[:united_kingdom#tidal_races|Great Britain Tidal Races]]
+  * [[:norway#tide_races|Tidal Races]]
+  * …
-=== Jersey Channel Islands ===
+</WRAP>
-  * [[:jerseychannelislands#tidal_races|Jersey Tidal Races]] (technically not part of the UK - but they are "affiliated" with the UK)
+----
-=== Scotland ===
+==== Spain ====
-  * [[:scotland#tidal_races|Scotland Tidal Races]]
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-=== Wales ===
+----
-  * [[:wales#tidal_races|Wales Tidal Races]]
+  * [[:spain#tide_races|Tidal Races in Spain]]
+  * …
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+</WRAP>
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-Penwryn Mawr Tidal Race in Wales
+==== UK ====
-{{youtube>J-Z_-Y3heF4}}
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-</WRAP></WRAP>
+  * [[:united_kingdom#tidal_races|UK Tidal Races]] (including tide races in [[:jerseychannelislands#tidal_races|Jersey Tidal Races]], [[:scotland#tidal_races|Scotland Tidal Races]], and [[:wales#tidal_races|Wales Tidal Races]])
+  * …
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-==== Spain ====
+**Penwryn Mawr,**** Wales**
-  * [[:tarifa#tidal_races|Tarifa Tidal Races]]
+{{youtube>J-Z_-Y3heF4?large}}
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-==== US ====
+</WRAP></WRAP>
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-Jupiter Inlet, Florida Tidal Race Surfing
+==== US ====
-{{youtube>YeevUSi9Mdg}}
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-</WRAP>
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+----
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+**Jupiter Inlet****, Florida, USA**
+{{youtube>YeevUSi9Mdg?large}}
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-Big Day at Deception Pass Tide Race (Washington State)
+**Deception Pass****, Washington State, USA**
-{{youtube>DVGPJBeCUlM}}
+{{youtube>V0eGusa8EC4?large}}
+</WRAP>
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