Ferocious large waves pics battering Porthleven

by Celtic 11 Replies latest jw friends

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  Celtic

  These are some pictures from a particularly bad storm we had that raged at hurricane strength for 20 hours or so. Shows you the enormous potential for damage from the waves. Pictured is the village of Porthleven within Mounts Bay in the far west of the county of Cornwall UK, the waves were measured at over 95' high coming in at over 40mph.

  During the storm I was stood in the clocktower doorway as the waves swept over the top of the building within which there is a snooker table full size with a couple of guys playing peacefully away as if nothing was happening on the outside.

  Celtic Mark - Cornwall UK
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  pomegranate

  Amazing.
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  Xandria

  Wow.... !!!!! surf is up. Scary.

  Xandria
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  dsgal

  This would have scared the pants off me in 1975.
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  Cassiline

  Mark

  Glad you are unscathed hope all are safe. The sheer force of the waves and storm are a wonder to behold.

  Thank you for sharing those pictures.

  Keep dry Mark

  PS Didn't your mother not tell you to play in the rain? Or are you one of those puddle jumpers?
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  Celtic

  1989 winter to be precise. Surf eh? Well, just around the corner only a hundred yards or so away from the clocktower is Porthleven Reef, known for its unusual reef break, one of the best in Europe, far flung reputation as an excellent surfing spot, you just don't want to get dumped by the waves there, particularly jagged rocks lie just under the surface, cut many a surfer and their wetsuit to shreds, not to mention broken surfboards.

  Celtic Mark - Cornwall UK
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  ozziepost

  Awesome!

  Isn't it strange, that a greater power that can harness the waves, has to deal with the whole of humanity, through an imperfect, at times idiotic, organisation like the WTS?

  Cheers, Ozzie
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  avengers

  Good pictures. Wow!
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  heathen

  hey did I see timothy mcvieghs face in that wave ?
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  Latte

  Celtic,

  Thanks for posting those wonderful pictures...they are amazing!

  Latte

  Edited by - Latte on 16 August 2002 1:22:34