Hi otnmbrd:

Semantic diffrences I agree. However, there is a reason to split this
rethorical hair. I belive accepting the term "freak wave" includes
being powerless in the defintion. I say they do not exist. Why, because
they are not freaks nor rogues and we are not powerless to avoid or
manage them. "...Pitch black night, moderate seas... Pea soup fog,
moderate seas..." and then WHAM! Sounds as though you know from first
hand experince these waves happen..... often. So I guess they are not
all that rare. I might even be so bold as to say.... expected and
predictable.

Soon or later, depending on when and where, and many times when we
least expect one, its gonna happen. Maybe just a philosoph of the sea.
So why consider them so exctionally freakish? They are a part of the
playground.


Oh, here is a good troll............................................
What type of boat is safest, most seaworthy, and best capable to
survive a FREAK WAVE?
Still Bobing