surfing

[tropical_fishy]

Army seems a bit more confident, and well, he's Army so I'm tempted to lean to his side of the argument...

But since you are actually challenging him, can you explain what Undertow ACTUALLY is?...

An undertow in a river is exactly what it sounds like. It is a current that sucks downwards. In the ocean, the current that is often mistaken for an undertow is the pull of a rip current. You've probably felt that pulling on your ankles as you're walking out into the water-- sometimes it pulls you sideways, sometimes straight out. When you get tossed by a big wave and it seems like the water's pulling you downwards, it's not-- it's pulling you out to the head of the rip. There's no magical force at the beach that just decides to suck people under.

[SCpoloRicker]

I work for riptides.

So I reall am getting a kick out of a lot of these replies...

/snark

[Fred]

I havn't bee out since last year... wanna buy a board? custom funshape, 6'10", been in the water 3x... no dings.

pm me... though I don't know how shipping would work to the NE from FL.

[Army]

An undertow in a river is exactly what it sounds like. It is a current that sucks downwards. In the ocean, the current that is often mistaken for an undertow is the pull of a rip current. ......... There's no magical force at the beach that just decides to suck people under.

From the South Padre Island info page:
Undertow


Undertow is a concern mostly for weak swimmers or the unfortunate non-swimmer. An undertow occurs when a wave is about to break on a shallow sandbar (**Army edits: or a steep beach with a shallow short shelf**) where a swimmer might be standing. The water will suck underneath the wave as it breaks. This "undertow" can sweep a weak swimmer off of their feet and into deeper water, and he may panic as the wave crashes over his head. The undertow disperses almost immediately until the next wave approaches, then the cycle starts again. An undertow can drown a person just feet from safety.

[gimp]

I'm going to look at surfboards tomorrow hopefully. It's 4th of July weekend, so the beaches will be packed.

I typed in undertow in wikipedia, and it directed me to rip current, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rip_current

[dsrkd]

Contact Tyler, he will be happy to answer any and all questions. He was my across the street neighbor (until I moved 2 blocks away) and has known my inlaws for ever. He will be honest and candid with you. Here's his link.

http://www.tylersurfboards.com/