Surfing the Big Swell in Tortola

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jmq
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Surfing the Big Swell in Tortola

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Wow - check out the surfing at Cane Garden Bay during the recent big swell.

<embed src="http://www.onlinebvi.net/flvplayer.swf" quality="high" width="450" height="367" name="VideoPlayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" FlashVars="file=http://www.onlinebvi.net/uploads/Mpdcct ... r=0xFFFFFF" wmode="transparent" border="0"></embed> />
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Post by RickG »

That's bigger than we saw for the swell in October 2004. Its fun to lime at Sebastians and watch the surfers.

And, flash video embedding? Did you use a special tag or just embed the code?

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Post by jmq »

Rick - I just copied and pasted the embed code and it played in preview and after submit. I notice that the audio (Tubular Bells) is now playing in the back ground as I type this.
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This looks like a new forum feature, it did NOT work before. I just added the embeds for videos in my November trip report and it worked fine. Good stuff.

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I love this video! Amazing swells! Some nice long rides! Seeing people riding the waves gives you a better idea of scale of the waves. I am also hearing Tubular Bells while I type. What a trip!
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Post by Chet »

Tubular Bells... just listening to the soundtrack of that locally filmed movie makes my palms sweat. And looking at those waves makes my heart pound! Awsome power and speed.
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Post by Barb Y »

That has got my heart racing. How incredibly exciting to watch and the music just makes it better. Thanks!
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Post by Agent99 »

That is just NUTS!!! And those are some serious surfers. I've never seen waves like that there. It's hard to imagine. I wonder if the camera was on the beach or further out or maybe a telephoto. It would seem like those waves would totally overwhelm the beach and go over the road. Were they far out?
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Post by liamsaunt »

Wow, that looks like Hawaii! Those guys are brave. No way would I be getting in the water with waves like that.
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