Day: February 6, 2020

Location : LMC
Time/Length : am/1.0
Rating : ***
Performance : *
Board : 95
Notes : It was very jumbled up. The creek seemed to have the most makable rights. SUP M said to me “Go North by the pump house -a great right.” . I declined because it just seemed too big on the clean up sets. 45 minutes into the session I was sitting outside and took off on a right. It was closing out so I kicked out but the board went over the Falls. Then I felt the tug as the calf leash slipped off my calf and the board took off for shore. I wasn’t that far out. However, I wasn’t that far in. I started swimming for shore when a medium size wave took me under. When I surfaced I felt the current start to take me out. I started to battle the current. Then another wave hit me and I went under. When I surface I started to PANIC big time. I am not gonna make it. I could see my board but it was too far away. I started to doggy paddle and really just panicked more and more. I looked around for HELP and was just about to wave my arms. Then I just remembered what people say : STAY CALM. I kind of  floated for a minute then started to doggy paddle back again towards shore. Finally , after an eternity I came to shallow enough water where I could stand. SO SCARY. To boot it looked like a nothing chest to head high day. I told T Fireman- then I told E- then I told T. Then I told C.  I went into Norcal to get a new leash and told P. It felt cathartic to talk to so many people on shore about what had happened. Each person had there own story that was similar. One thing I told E was – going forward if I see someone swimming to shore I am just going to paddle over and ask if they are okay. If someone had paddled over to me and asked if I was okay I think I would have said “NO – let me hold on to your board – I need help.” Just goes to show how quickly things can go south…
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