"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 21:51:57 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

My Grady will run at 15-18 mph in 4-5 foot chop without pounding. I've
run
it 22-26mph in those conditions, and it's murder. The secret to those
SKA
boats (Contender, Yellowfin, Fountain, Sea Vee, etc) is that they get up
and
run on top of the stuff.

I can attest to that although I've heard that the Yellowfins are a
rather wet ride for some reason. I have no personal knowledge of
that - just something I either read or heard.

I'd like to do one of those SKA tournies some day.

I wouldn't. They're a "captain's choice" format. They don't cancel the
tourney no matter the conditions. It's up to each individual team/captain
to decide if it's safe enough to go out. The one out of Key West this year
ran in 8-10 foot seas. 34' Fountains were doing 8 mph.

It's gotten to the point where a twin-engine 34' boat is getting too small
to compete.