I dunno how many of you have ever been in big water. If so, this should give you some major pucker factor. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Not huge waves but I grew up boating the American San Juan's and Canadian Gulf Islands of the pacific northwest. The worst I've had is around 6ft waves. I'm 44 now and when I fully retire at 50. My plan is to buy a 57 Nordhavn and do some of their owner group trips. They've crossed the Atlantic. They did Seattle to Japan. Id like to do Vancouver to the Caribbean and Florida. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UY-3WCGSVWc[/ame] Their Atlantic rally: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTcNrrLaffI[/ame]
BTW, this pic of Typhoon Meranti is from a buoy. I also didn't mean to imply I have been in water any where that big. I have lived most my life on the Gulf Coast, and it is a bathtub compared to the Pacific. Don't misunderstand. Coming about in 8 to 10 seas gets interesting. Not only is the boat going up and down, but yawing side to side. But the Pacific scares me. I once few first class to Maui and was glued to the window the whole flight. THAT IS BIG WATER. I have heard tales of 60 foot sailboats doing a 180 when they got hit by a rouge wave. I think I'll stick with my bathtub.
I have a friend who is sailing around the world. Most of the time he's alone. I think he's crazy. I grew up on water and love it, but I have a healthy respect for it.
8' seas are especially annoying when trying to grab the ladder on the back of a dive boat. Can't imagine what it must be like on a boat in properly huge swells.
The problem with big water is that you can't pull over and stop. It goes on and on. Navigating every wave and avoiding stuffing the bow into one is a hassle for 15 minutes. It's a PITA for 6hrs or whatever.
