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N Swell March 2008/Trunk Bay Video
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:10 pm
by JC
Admittedly...the quality of the video is not so great...but here is a look at the North Swell we captured from the Trunk Bay overlook this past March. The video is short...some 27 sec......but you'll get the drift. It really was something. The experts...whomever they are...said it was the worst since 1991.
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I also have a clip...shorter yet...of Johnson's Reef if anyone is interested.
Back to the stills...
Jen
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:17 pm
by ccasebolt
Wow! Those are definitely stronger than the ones we saw there the day before. Funny enough, the ferry to STT that day (probably right when you were shooting) wasn't nearly as rough as I thought it would be. Thanks for the footage

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:29 pm
by pjayer
That's pretty amazing. Last week, John Brandi told us there were 20 to 25 foot swells at the time, if I understood him correctly. Thanks for the post.
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:41 pm
by bevm
For a minute I thought I was in Maui!! Surf's Up!! I hope it's calm during our two weeks there!!
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 8:03 pm
by Ksea
Wow, hard to believe! Thanks for posting that.
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:08 am
by JC
Again...I wishe the quality were a little better...but hey!...it's a look!
Jen
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:43 am
by cypressgirl
Thanks JC.......
I have to say that week was the worst "weather" I ever experienced on STJ and it really didn't rain much. Oh well, once every 15 years isn't that bad.
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:28 am
by California Girl
I'm lovin' your videos Jen! It's amazing to see those waves go all the way up to the tree line!
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:34 am
by Nancy_B
JC, thank you for posting this. It brings back memories for me - I was on Trunk about 3 years ago in Jan/February and the swells appeared that big then. I remember that there was no beach at all and some people were brave enough to go in. It made me nervous with the waves slamming into the beach. It was right after the major Tsunami in the south pacific so I wasn't risking it at all.
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:34 pm
by shoemak38
thanks for the view
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:37 pm
by JohnM
Nice video!
Last November, there were some nice waves breaking at Trunk also. I tried body surfing, but just ended up getting corkscrewed into the beach. Dumb!
While we were there, I watched a surfer getting great rides out on Johnson's Reef. At first, I thought I was imagining things.
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:46 pm
by Poohwear
Thanks for that video, I only wish I had been on the island during that time for some great photographs...if you have any stills, please send them to me @Aol.
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:07 pm
by sea-nile
Thanks for the video. It's really cool. I prefer calm, but it would have been interesting.
Posted: Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:00 am
by minnjim
Thanks for the video. We were on STJ the last week of March and the waves at Cinnamon were very good size as well. I'm still wearing splints on two fingers of my left hand to prove it.