On Sep 9, 9:47?am, Vic Smith wrote:
On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 08:12:17 -0400, Wayne.B

wrote:
http://morrobayphotos.com/uscg/USCG%...epages/_1DSC_2...

or

http://tinyurl.com/2adl2u

West coast, I assume. Typical stuff the Chuck probably encounters
quite often. But I could be wrong about that.

--Vic

If I had to encounter stuff like that "quite often", I'd take up a
different pastime. Looks like USCG surfman training- which is done at
a few select locations where- on a few of the worst days of the year-
surf over river entrance bars etc will create conditions as seen in
these photos. Everybody is strapped in, and the boats are ballasted so
they can roll over and return to a full upright position. IIRC, to
graduate surfman training school. Being semi claustrophobic- I can't
imagine being strapped into a seat, upside down in the water, and
holding my breath for the 15 seconds or so I understand it can take
for the boat to right itself. That would be one looooooong 15
seconds......

Check photo 42. Those 3 footers in the foreground are indicative of
conditions that would be considered pretty uncomfortable around here,
and would be enough to keep most of pleasure boaters off the water. We
have waves not much worse than that when the radio is broadcasting
"small craft warnings".