Before you paddle out at Pipeline…

Still raining, haven’t been in the water, unfortunately don’t have a lot of time at the moment. However, I said I’d post my research on surfing Pipe to date, so here are four things that you should do before you paddle out, at least that I know of so far:

• Swim out with a mask on a flat day and check out the bottom (from Kala Alexander, article in one of the surf mags)
• Be able to swim a mile without stopping (I think this was in an interview with an Ehukai lifeguard in the Midweek)
• Be able to swim 75 yards underwater, 3-4 times, with 1-2 breaths in between (Riding the Big Ones, Midweek), 2006/01/06
• Be able to hold your breath underwater, while active, for 90 seconds (Riding the Big Ones, Midweek, 2006/01/06)

All of it is for safety, and that’s all I have so far, but to be fair, I haven’t saved anything that didn’t specifically mention Pipeline. I do have plans to flesh this out, which include conducting an interview or two. As always, more later.