Talk is cheap, Joe.


Joe wrote:
What's cheap is Captain's who has no grace under pressure. They are a
dime a dozen.


Or guys who like to call themselves "Captain" because they
can wrote a check.

... You mention how you are so manly & brave
with 60 foot waves; these were 90'+ waves.


The size is not as important and spacing IMO



Right,and by all reports the '98 Hobart storm (as mentioned
earlier) were viciously steep & close together. The worst
were generated over a shallow area with a tidal current
running counter to the wind.





Rita produced 98 fters and Cat 5 winds.


One anecdote from the '98 Hobart storm was that one of the
rescue helicopters was flying low, trying to spot one of the
yachts, had SAR crewman leaning out the hatch looking
down... suddenly he pulled his head in and yelled "PULL UP!"
The pilot, seeing 110' on his altimeter, did so anyway by
reflex and felt the top of a wave grab the wheels as it went
under them.

Generally, people were too busy to take accurate
measurements of waves. Once they get higher than the mast,
what's the point?



You can not buy your way into being a good Captain.

Now there, I agree totally.

And that is my whole beef...There are some things which cannot be
learned quickly or bought, and time.....which is all we have.......
must be paid heavily for their acquiring.


Yep. But on the other hand, gaining mastery of a difficult &
complex subject is time well spent.

DSK