The Ship Report: Answering the question: So what's the big deal about the Columbia River Bar? It looks pretty calm to me...
The Ship Report, Monday, August 1 7, 2026Today I'd like to answer this question from another angle, after seeing someone post a photo of a calm Columbia River Bar on a recent day, from the perspective of being out there on the water in that area in a small boat. And essentially posing the question: "It looks pretty calm to me...What's the big deal?"So today we'll talk about this a bit. The answer, in a nutshell, is: timing...
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