"Just plan your timing accross the Columbia River bar" is quite the understatement. I'm not being critical, I just want to make sure our new owner doesn't get the wrong impression.
The Columbia River mouth is home to a USCG heavy weather training school for good reason. I don't want to misrepresent the danger so I quote a USCG document about the school, "The NMLBS is the only school for rough weather surf rescue operations in the world. The Columbia River bar, known as the "Graveyard of the Pacific," provides an ideal rough weather training environment with its deep river channel, rock jetties, coastal surf zones, and waves that can often exceed 20 feet." The timing of the crossing and local knowledge is critical for survival, even the USCG has lost a rescue vessel here. Phil Agur <http://www.catalina27.org/public_pages/profile270.htm> s/v Wing Tip C270 LE #184 MMSI 366901790 _,_._,___
