Just standing watching the waves at Watergate when the wind is up is a sight to behold, you can just feel the power of nature.

I'd never heard of a rip until I watched (ahem) Baywatch in my ****s and after looking up riptides a few years ago to find out how to spot and get out of them it absolutely staggers me that this isn't drummed into children in school. RNLI has some brilliant information on how to survive if you ever find yourself in trouble.