Racko-Nos, you are a little slow on the uptake. Unless, of course, you are
saying that *you* would walk forward on the deck of some boat you *might* be on
in the future with 4 foot waves around and *you* would NOT crouch down or hold
on to anything. Or, you are trying to say that *you* think anything less than
50 or 60 waves is of no concern to you. If so, you are a walking dead man just
looking for a boat to take you to your death.

You read way too many books and spend way too little time on sailboats,
Racko-Nos Pam. Way too many books.

btw Racko-Nos, I seldom wear a harness going forward (unless I need two hands
once I get forward and the waves are anything but mild) but I never fail to
have a solid handhold at all times.



You need to read the posts more carefully. As high as the freeboard? I've
sailed in conditions like that on LAKE ERIE. Hint-how high is a typical
freeboard on a heeled sailboat of 30'-50' feet in LOA. So, the long and
short of it is, you agree that "lifelines" are an "important" safety feature
on sailboats. Another hint-when referring to wave height, waves are measured
from what two points?
John Cairns
"JAXAshby" keruffled
...
Racko-Nos, you said "rough" conditions. On one occasion, waves as high as
the
freeboard were reported by other crew on the boat I was on (heading
offshore,
btw, after ducking into a port to let the Norther against the Gulf Stream
pass)
as "six feet" and by another boat not 10 minutes behind us as "20 feet"
(water
too shallow to support much above 6 foot waves)

You are a putz, like the lately departed Neal pointed out constantly. I
was
offshore last November, and you can prove you were offshore when? Just as
I
thought. Typical AOLamer.Waves as high as the freeboard?
bwahahahahahhahahahahaha
John Cairns
"JAXAshby" bleated balefully
...
That is where I learned it. Racko-Nos, are you suggesting that should
you
happen someday to get offshore you might learn some other way to go
forward in
waves as high as the freeboard?