"Jeff Morris" wrote

This depends a lot on the boat.


and where you are sailing.


On the other hand, I think everyone gets bit by this one at least once.
On my
boat the forward hatches are at severe risk of being flooded because its
possible for a wake to wash up on the foredeck - not often, but enough
that the
hatches must be dogged when underway. The saloon hatches, however, have
only
seen water once - and that was diving through an 8 foot square wave caused
by 25
knots of wind against a 5 knot current at the exit of a canal.

Cape Cod Canal I presume? Cool place.

We took a wave over the bow of the Mac with the forward hatch open, soaked
the v-berth. Learned my lesson.


--
Scotty
S/V Lisa Marie
Balt. MD USA