October 2016 (ROTM#94) Manzanillo, Mexico

This is a classic view of a well developed channelised rip...you can't miss the dark gap. Its' too bad not all rips are this obvious.

This picture is courtesy of Kevin Munguia  who is studying rips in Mexico for his thesis. So far this year there have been 9 drownings at this beach alone. He is mapping the location of rips every weekend and is working alongside the Department of Tourism, Committee of Clean Beaches and local lifeguards to promote safe swimming. They have designed a sign showing a child about to swim in a rip current with the text "Identify Rip Currents, Ask Your Lifeguard".

The importance of rip identification is clearly gaining momentum globally. Great to see.

White is nice, green is mean……