Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 10/29/2017 9:05 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 29 Oct 2017 08:50:11 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 10/28/2017 11:18 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
This could also be titled "How Not to Run an Inlet in Heavy Weather."
Burying the bow into the back of the wave in front is not unusual but
this is a bit extreme and with the wrong boat.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BayTiEmneTm/



Yuck. Jupiter Inlet can be dangerous even in larger boats. I used it
several times with the Navigator and, unless it was flat calm, it was
always a bit nerve wracking.

It also has shouling issues that shifts the bottom and deep water areas
after storms. Before going out I usually called Boat US because they
provided up to date information as to where to head as you left the
inlet or upon your return. Often, they didn't recommend using it at
all, especially during the winter months when the off shore seas down
there tend to be rough.

During the time I had the boat there the USCG did not list Jupiter Inlet
as a "navigable" passage and recommended using another inlet south of
it in the Palm Beach area. Don't know if that has changed.



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There have been a lot of mishaps there. The charts say "Passage not
recommended without local knowledge of all hazardous conditions
affecting the area."

Of course local boats use it all the time and some get in trouble.
Several years ago a big sportfish broached on the face of a breaking
wave and the captain was thrown overboard from the flybridge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Psa49dMJdU



What's weird about Jupiter Inlet is that from shore the waves don't look
all that big but if you watch a Sportsfish (like the one shown in your
link) leave the inlet, the whole boat, including the upper station will
disappear as it rides down between the incoming swells or waves.



Reminds me of San Francisco Bay in some areas. Where you need to slow
down.