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Can a 45' sailboat survive a 50' wave ?
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JAXAshby
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yup. that they are. you see, sometimes (just sometimes, you understand you
freaking idgit) the water is not ALWAYS deep, most particularly near shore.
kevin, you blithering idiot, you really need to go sailing some day.
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Date: 2/7/2005 6:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time
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On Mon, 7 Feb 2005, JAXAshby wrote:
*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.
LMAO! Waves break in "shallow" water when the height is about 3/4 of the
depth. So those "experienced ocean sailors" are staying in 600 feet to
avoid having those 450ft waves break? You're a kick, JAX.
KeS
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