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On 1 Jan 2006 17:51:37 -0800, wrote:

I was out in six to eight foot waves and 30-35 knots out of the east
(long fetch for here) in mid-October and we had a hell of ride down to
Toronto.

Six to eight foot waves are commonplace on the Atlantic, and are to be
expected any time the wind blows 15 kts or more for over a few hours
time. They are not gentle rollers either. The REALLY nasty stuff
(over 20 feet) happens with winds over 35 kts for a day or so.

Exactly. My boat would survive days of that, but the crew would get
bashed. Hence...it's on a restricted salt intake.

R.