Actually, the do in the right conditions. This even happens in the
"protected" waters of the SF bay. There are pictures to prove it
in Lat. 38, and I have a racing friend who was on a boat when
that happened.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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Probably not Cappy, but when 6 tonne of boat starts that slide down
the face of a big ocean wave....nothing else in sailing compares to
the thrill.

Boats don't slide.


RB