JerryBaumchen 1,470 #1 July 27, 2015 Hi folks, We here in SC spend a fair amount of bashing whomever; and I am in that crowd. However, here is a very nice article on one of America's finest: http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/southern-oregon/2015/07/22/coast-guard-swimmer-rescues-4-near-coos-bay/30507633/?csp=nbcnews Good on him, Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #2 July 27, 2015 JerryBaumchenHi folks, We here in SC spend a fair amount of bashing whomever; and I am in that crowd. However, here is a very nice article on one of America's finest: http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/southern-oregon/2015/07/22/coast-guard-swimmer-rescues-4-near-coos-bay/30507633/?csp=nbcnews Good on him, Jerry Baumchen Those guys and gals are real heros!"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #3 July 28, 2015 rushmc***Hi folks, We here in SC spend a fair amount of bashing whomever; and I am in that crowd. However, here is a very nice article on one of America's finest: http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/southern-oregon/2015/07/22/coast-guard-swimmer-rescues-4-near-coos-bay/30507633/?csp=nbcnews Good on him, Jerry Baumchen Those guys and gals are real heros! Pssswtah. Anyone can swim. As far as I'm concerned it was another surfing day for them. I mean, the idea is to not have to get wet, and they did. Funny joke eh?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #4 July 28, 2015 turtlespeed******Hi folks, We here in SC spend a fair amount of bashing whomever; and I am in that crowd. However, here is a very nice article on one of America's finest: http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/southern-oregon/2015/07/22/coast-guard-swimmer-rescues-4-near-coos-bay/30507633/?csp=nbcnews Good on him, Jerry Baumchen Those guys and gals are real heros! Pssswtah. Anyone can swim. As far as I'm concerned it was another surfing day for them. I mean, the idea is to not have to get wet, and they did. Funny joke eh? Impressiveness of the swim really depends on how rough the surf was. The swim portion of an Iron Man is 4,224 yards, after which you'd still have to bike 112 miles and run 26.2 miles. Dick Hoyt does it while pulling his adult son in a dinghy.... This to me is impressive: https://youtu.be/dDnrLv6z-mM Not to deminish the feat of the rescue swimmer, but unless the surf was huge, I would guess he himself would rate the swim as pretty easy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,159 #5 July 28, 2015 JerryBaumchenHi folks, We here in SC spend a fair amount of bashing whomever; and I am in that crowd. However, here is a very nice article on one of America's finest: http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/southern-oregon/2015/07/22/coast-guard-swimmer-rescues-4-near-coos-bay/30507633/?csp=nbcnews Good on him, Jerry Baumchen 1750 yard swim? He could have gone the extra 10 and made it a full mile.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
