"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On 21 Aug 2006 14:41:30 -0700, "Chuck Gould"
wrote:


Wayne.B wrote:
On 21 Aug 2006 13:37:37 -0700, "Chuck Gould"
wrote:

The chart refers to waves of 4-6 meters at Force 7, but again those
would be swells.

Not necessarily so.

Force 7 over open water for a day or two will produce the real thing
with lots of breaking crests, nothing "swell" about them. Mix in a
little adverse current at the same time and you could produce some
really steep 4 to 6 meter waves. This happens fairly frequently in
the gulf stream between Florida and the Bahamas, especially in the
winter months.

I would certainly defer to your local knowledge in that regard.
Good reason not to be on the water during a Force 7 in the winter
months down there.

Buncha Pansies...

Why in my day, we'd go out in a 13 foot Swampscott dory and row our
way to Gloucester just for lunch in weather like that.

Up hill.

But you East Coast Pansies measure your waves and chops differently. Youse
guys probably figure a 2" porkchop is across as opposed to thickness.

Both ways.

Force 7 indeed - hell, we did it in Force 10 weather without breaking
a sweat.