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Surf Spot Characteristics |
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alternative name | Silverbacks / Bastimentos |
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Surf Quality |
| | wave quality | World Class |
| | experience | pros or kamikaze only... |
| | surf frequency | sometimes break |
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Wave |
| type | reef-coral |
| | direction | right |
| | bottom | reef (coral, sharp rocks etc..) |
| | power | - hollow
- fast
- powerful
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| | normal length | short (<50m) |
| | good day | short (<50m) |
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Tide, Swell and Wind |
| | swell direction | - North
- NorthEast
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| | wind direction | - SouthWest
- South
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| | swell size | starts working at 1.5m-2m /5ft-6ft and holds up to 5m / 16 ft and over |
| | tide position | all tides |
| | tide movement | rising and falling tides |
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Author: KRIS
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Silver Back Access |
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Best by boat at North Western tip of Isla Bastimentos in Bocas Del Toro. A 40 minute boat ride from Isla Colon. Can be accessed by land after a long walk and very long paddle. |
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distance | Don't know |
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walk | good walk (15-30 mn) |
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easy to find? | easy to find |
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public access? | public access |
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special access | Paddle > 20mn or Boat |
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More Details on Surfing |
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week crowd |
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dangers | - rips / undertow
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Additional Surfing Infos |
| | Best to get here by boat, a jet ski with sled would be great to have handy to save you from drowning. Definitely bring a gun, at least a 7 footer. Bring an extra leash and board because you might break both.
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It only breaks when Dumpers passes 8ft.
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Atmosphere |
VOLUME, the wave is extremely heavy, breaks in deep water over a cavernous reef, the peak keeps changing position, the currents are strong and pull you all over the place. Hard to judge, jacks up very quickly, long hold downs. If you are going to surf here, have your life insurance policy paid up. |
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General |
Big, powerful, heavy, heavy wave. You can't even see the big ones coming until it's too late, then you have about 6 seconds to paddle towards the channel, or just pray for the best. When a big one came through, my friend was drug over 100 meters and held down 40 seconds, another guy's board was broken into 3 pieces. Short, fast, but exhilarating ride. |
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Geo-localization |
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| Datum | WGS84 [ Help ] |
| GPS Lat. | 9° 21.44646' N |
| GPS Long. | 82° 13.68959' W |
| Precision | Approximate |
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comment by Anonymous, 2008-02-24 15:18:41