The Arnside Tidal Bore - Very Close Up! - T16
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- Arnside Bore - Very Close Up!
This tidal bore runs into the River Kent in Morecambe Bay, UK, passing by the village of Arnside. Here it draws a crowd, who come to witness the sands become submerged in a silty instant, by an impressive natural phenomenon.
It isn't the largest of waves, in fact it is not a big wave at all. The factor here that challenges a long surf, is not hydraulic power but almost the opposite. The water here is only inches deep for much of the time, adding to the technical challenge of staying on the wave. Here it is so shallow the rudder blade scrapes the sand, while paddle strokes become more relevant to building sand-castles than to boat handling.
All in all it combines a fun technical challenge with an always impressive phenomenon, as you try to stay with the wave all the way to Arnside.
A warning siren is sounded just downriver from Arnside to warn that the bore is incoming. This is what you can hear on the video, it is not dubbed but recorded 'live' with the video.
The Arnside Bore - small, fun and sort of cute really.
And just down the coast at Preston is the 'Ribble Bore', with a slightly larger wave - come join me for a ride on the 'White Horses' : • River Ribble Tidal Bor...
Kayak:
Rockpool Taran 16
Wow, I'm impressed by the skills involved here. Very well filmed, very well paddled. Thanks for posting!
Thankyou.
It’s so weird how the water is completely still before the incoming bubbly wave. Great vid
Absolutely AMAZING, and beautiful, fun looking, scary all at the same time!! I can only imagine how it must be in the boat!
Thank you.
Thankyou for your comment Lonnie.
Imagine if you were just swimming and didn't know about the tidal boar and you heard the siren then saw the tidal wave coming towards you
Yes it would get your attention.
How did you manage to fit your gigantic pair of balls into that canoe?
I dread to think what would have happened if the canoe flipped over
Phenomenal speed ! Extraordinary skill !
Thanks.
Excellent. Timed for the autumn equinox? The 2021 spring equinox bore in the Solway was spectacular last week. 4ft front wave. (Not that I paddled it.). Probably just as good at Arnside?
Very artfully played, especially the close quarters part! Really quite amazing!
Thankyou.
Definitely not for beginners, impressive.
My mate said I should watch this. Glad I did. Loved every second. We've just got into 'packrafting', with our bikes. He suggested I should have a go at this. I think he's having a 'larf'. Thank you
Thanks. Enjoy your packrafting.
While I ave no clue how deep this river body averages out. Rivers nonetheless, always give me chills that runs down my spine, more so esp. ones the likes of this, that empties-out into the sea/ocean, likely in the not too far-off distance behind this here Kayaker-Gentleman, atta start uf the video. Hence that saying ; "Still Water Runs Deep". Bzides, its banks look like they're made-up of awfully smelly 'Quick-Sand' mud.
Not very deep at all when the bore comes in…you can wade in some areas although not recommended during the bore! Deeper once the tide is fully in a couple of hours later. And the mud/sand doesn’t stink. It’s more a very fine sand and silt rather than the mud you’d find elsewhere.
How cool was this😍🏄💨💨💨
That sir was incredible!!! I’ve done a quite well received film of the bore from Arnside ( 50k plus ) but this is something else! Every time you turned into it I was amazed at your skills! Feel embarrassed mines had more hits!!! Fantastic 👍👍👍
Thankyou.
You should mention this clip in the description of your video.
@@TR4zest Sorry Brian, which clip?
@@performanceseakayak I meant for Paul Jones to mention your video in the description of his bore video.
@@TR4zest Oops, obvious now. Thanks.
This video was presented to me by the algorithm- thank you for a great video - very interesting and impressive boat skills…..
Thankyou.
Great Video, seen the bore once from the safety of the shore.... The speed is impressive nice to see it from that level...
Yes
Outstanding, you certainly make navigating the tidal bore look easy (I'm sure it wasn't)! . Mad respect Sir!!
Thankyou. If you would like, there are more runs on Tidal Bores here:
th-cam.com/video/UWDkE3seez0/w-d-xo.html
exciting
Fantastic. I’ve seen the Arnside bore dozens of times but never from this perspective. It was a pleasure to watch. I’d love to know what camera equipment you used - how did you get it to stay level when the boat was moving so much and how did you get it to turn? Thanks for sharing your video.
Hi Rob
Camera: GoPro Max. It is a 360 camera so point-of-view is altered post-paddle during editing. It gives a different aspect to footage, but takes a fair amount of work! Stabilisation is also covered digitally by the camera.
You picked a nice bore! Great skills and camera work.
Thanks.
What a great video, a new perspective on something I've seen many times from the bank. Truly remarkable thanks
Thanks for your comment Peter.
surprised more people don't do this looks like awesome fun
Yes it is fun.
In a very macabre sense, this event helped me to value other peoples lifes.
You cut out the best bit at the end! What happened at the viaduct? Did you go under it or did you get slammed into a wall?
Looks like fun
Yes, it was.
Great skills, great footage
That was awesome! Thanks for sharing!!
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for your comment!
Decent.. was sent this video to watch and it was 👌🏽
Would look class if you got a drone in follow me mode when carrying out the paddle.
Agreed.
That is quite cool!
Thanks.
Looks great - and the entire river to yourself!! 🙂
Yep, I pick my moments.
That looks so much fun. How difficult is it compared to catching and holding normal surf on a beach?
It's similar to beach surf, though you need to be aware of the depth here and have to be able to chase the wave as it forms and fades though the shallows.
@@performanceseakayak How deep can it get please?
@@annabizaro-doo-dah Sorry Anna I really don't know. On the bore itself the water is only inches deep in places, though it goes deeper as you cross various pools and channels. Once the bore has passed and the tide fills the estuary then the depth is increases greatly.
How did you film this? Was it a drone?
Hello Scott - see the reply to Rob Bridges question below.
Brilliant video ! Especially as the point of view kept changing, giving a better idea of what was going on. I'm guessing that a shorter kayak would have a tough time when the bore was green, but OK on when broken? Have you ever paddled The Severn? Regards, Brad
Thanks Brad. Not paddled the Severn, I figure it's a little busy for a long boat. A short boat would work here in the mush, but as you saw I had to work through the deeper sections to keep up. A few more bore videos here: th-cam.com/play/PLqzC-41FmRz0YBAXQ8KbB9b_EQkFd-WXo.html Cheers JW
Hello. I loved this video. I watched a good few in your profile - you're very skilled. I practice cliff diving in the Irish sea and I love it, but rivers always frighten me. Are you a bit scared when you're doing this? Are there any real dangers while doing this? The waves don't seem dangerous to me, but I am probably wrong. Well done once again!
The waves are created by water moving over obstructions in the shallows. So those obstructions can be a hazard in the shallow water, and obviosuly moving water always deserves respect. Perhaps not scared, but I am nervous at times. You don't know exactly what to expect, but once I'm over teh nerves and get on with it I'm enjoying myself! I'm sure you'll understand that.