"DSK" wrote in message

What more, indeed. One wonders why you added anything in the first place.

That's the Thanks I get for being agreeable.....???


Have you ever sailed in waves as high as your boat's beam?

Oh yes Doug... I'm certain you've done it all... and nobody here has ever
sailed in seas the height of their beam! Gosh knows that would never happen
to me... way up here on the North Friggin' Atlantic!! Sheesh!

I have. It seemed unlikely that they would capsize the boat. OTOH given a
lightweight beamy boat and waves that are steep & violent, it's plausible.

I'm certain if you look around ... you'll find research to suggest that. I
do believe that your original statement regarding this premise was as
follows:

Wether or a not a boat of a given size can survive a wave of given size
is dependent on a *lot* of variables, of which the brand name stamped on
it is one of the least significant.

I think a Hunter might meet the research criteria you stated....
OOPS...there goes a brand name.
Nonetheless..... I doubt a 10 ft ocean wave is going to capsize my
vessel... even if it's breaking and beam to.
In 60 ft of water at the mouth of the bay here that opens onto the
Atlantic... I get waves to 30+ feet and breaking.
I've not only managed to turn my sailboat 360 degrees in those waves... but
in a 30 ft Cape Islander fishing boat... on many occasions.
I guess you just learn to deal with the ocean conditions if you want to go
out in that kind of weather.

CM
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