The ride the crest thing reminded me of how to get out of a rip current (you Floridians must have heard of those ): rule #1 You do not fight against it, you follow it and let it take you out by itself. You do not fight waves, you'll just exhaust yourself and ultimately drown. You must use the energy in the upsurge to carry you where you want to be and let the downsurge pass through...
Am I rambling too much? Mixing my metaphors here... Too early for alcohol...
"You don't throw a whole life away just 'cause it's banged up a little"
Tom Smith in "Seabiscuit"
): rule #1 You do not fight against it, you follow it and let it take you out by itself. You do not fight waves, you'll just exhaust yourself and ultimately drown. You must use the energy in the upsurge to carry you where you want to be and let the downsurge pass through...