Dr Rip's Essential Beach Book



7:30 PM Fri 7 Jan 2011 GMT
'Dr Rip’s Essential Beach Book' . Click Here to view large photo
When sailors go cruising in idyllic circumstances we often dinghy to a beach to start exploring or provisioning. We also swim from them, let our kids play on them and go trailing along the edge of the water. But just how much do we understand about the beach and its potential hazards? The types of waves and the way they break, tides and their currents, dangerous rips and how to spot them, and why some beaches are safer than others? As for those who approach the beach from the other side, every year tens of thousands of people need to ...


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by Rob Tickner





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