Heres quiet an interesting article from the local news paper here in Brisbane, The Courier Mail's QWeekender Magazine, from October 30-31st 2010. It deals with more than just the hype theres a science bit too!
Some of the more interesting science bits are that the highest waves ever recorded hit Alaska in 1958 after a massive landslide created a Tsunami that peaked at 500m above sea level when it made land fall. Also thinking about how destructive waves can be think about this, water is 800 times more dense than air, so a wave just over 45cm high could knock a wall built to survive winds of 200km/h.
You can read the entire article here on Google Documents
I'm also reading another book at the moment Crossing the Ditch, the story of Justin Jones and James Castrission's paddle across the Tasman between Australia and New Zealand. Its a great read, not only to give you an idea of what goes into planning an adventure like that but also a fairly honest recollection of the torment and emotions they went through along the way. Its written by James from entirely his perspective which sometimes seems harsh at times on his paddling partner Justin and others but at least he is honest. Its a great read for anybody into paddling.
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