"Bob" wrote in news:1138759290.301009.92650
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com:

Hi otnmbrd:

Semantic diffrences I agree. However, there is a reason to split this
rethorical hair. I belive accepting the term "freak wave" includes
being powerless in the defintion. I say they do not exist. Why,
because
they are not freaks nor rogues and we are not powerless to avoid or
manage them. "...Pitch black night, moderate seas... Pea soup fog,
moderate seas..." and then WHAM! Sounds as though you know from first
hand experince these waves happen..... often. So I guess they are not
all that rare. I might even be so bold as to say.... expected and
predictable.

Good weather or bad, daylight or night, they can hit you. They don't
even have to be big, just out of sequence. The point is you may very
well be powerless to react correctly or in time for numerous reasons
that may involve your boat or yourself....at any rate, frequently
unexpected and not predictable no matter what your experienbce or how
well you are watching.



Soon or later, depending on when and where, and many times when we
least expect one, its gonna happen. Maybe just a philosoph of the
sea.
So why consider them so exctionally freakish? They are a part of the
playground.

They are, but we need a term and "freak" and/or "rogue" tend to fit.




Oh, here is a good troll............................................
What type of boat is safest, most seaworthy, and best capable to
survive a FREAK WAVE?
Still Bobing



BG A 500,000 tn, fully loaded tanker in deep sea conditions
EG.....maybe.

otn