dougie, you used to be a hunter 19 sailor, but even that was too much for your
old body so you bought an easier to handle trawler. please refrain from
commenting on things ocean.

A **breaking** wave, not just any wave. And even then the boat has to be
broadside to the wave.

*breaking* wave does not mean "white caps". breaking waves occur in shallow
water, one of the reasons experienced ocean sailor travel outside the hundred
fathom line.

"DSK" wrote in message

Research suggests that boats can be capsized by waves of height equal to
their beam, so a wave higher than the boat is long could be dangerous.