I won't be as quick as the other responders to dismiss this story. Wave
heights are often over estimated in the media and beach wave heights will be
a lot more than in the open water.

It's winter, many of us are stuck on shore. This sounds like a story that
deserves telling. Please start a new post and tell it. There certainly
must be some lessons that are useful to others. Also, please tell us where
Ingermar is (which country). I'd like to look it up on Google Earth. A
link to a picture of the boat would also be nice.

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Roger Long