On Sat, 19 Mar 2016 10:06:34 -0700 (PDT), True North
wrote:

What are you blathering about Ditzy?
I come from a land of wooden ships and iron men.
We laugh at 3 foot seas.

In the Florida straits that 3 foot sea can become 15 pretty fast but
lightning is what you really have to fear in an open boat.
I will freely admit, it scares the pee out of me.