You are so stupid that it's beyond belief.

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"j" ganz @@
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"Jim Cate" wrote in message
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Jeff Morris wrote:

"John Cairns" wrote in message
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Opening the forward hatch in heavy seas is a no-no for the obvious

reasons.

BB

You better explain why this is, I don't think "jim" understands the
concept
of waves and where they might end up.


This is one of those lessons that has to be learned the hard way. It
seems so
easy to understand that forward hatches must be kept shut, but it only
really
sinks in after you see 6 inches of water on top of the bunk you have to
sleep in
that night.

Last summer we had serious green water all the way to the dodger for the
first
time. Fortunately I anticipated it - we were exiting the Cape Cod Canal
on a 5
knot current against a 20 knot breeze - and was able to convince my wife
that
*all* hatches must be sealed. We rode up and over the first two big
square
waves (about 5-6 footers) but dove through the 8 footer before being
squirted
out into Cape Cod Bay. My wife was in the cabin below and freaked when
she saw
6 inches of water over her head!

I've wondered how a mac would handle this. With a good hand on the
wheel, it
should be able to blast through; but get twisted a bit in the first wave
....



If you consider that the Mac is much lighter, with much smaller sails,
it's likely that it may ride over some waves that your boat may try to
"bore through." Not in great comfort, admittedly.

Jim