OK... let's stop the Chuckie dots.....
 

On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:18:39 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

I was guessing that was you, as I read your dolphin report when you were
heading down to the Keys.

I was in a 30' Grady White heading SE into a nasty quartering sea at 26
knots. The boat handled it well, but I was throwing a helluva lot of water.
My starboard side eisenglass was soaked and salt encrusted, and I picked you
up on radar long before I saw you. When you were off my stern, I thought I
recognized the boat. I didn't know the name of your vessel, or I would have
tried to hail you on 16.

I'd imagine that your vessel didn't even feel the seas...especially with
them at your back.

Yes, it got windy yesterday late in the afternoon. We were going
downwind in a 60,000 lb displacement hull with active stabilizers so
it was pretty much a walk in the park for us.

We had plenty of bad road to negotiate over the course of the week
however. A week ago last Friday we were going from Marco Island to
Key West with a 20 to 25 kt easterly and nasty little 4 to 6 ft waves
on our port beam. We took a few of the worst rolls that I've
experienced in 3 years, and that includes thousands of miles on open
ocean. The shape of the waves matters just as much as the height if
not more so. Last Saturday morning we headed north out of Key West
into 20 kt northerlies with a stiff opposing current generating some 5
foot square waves. We were bucking that most of the day until we got
closer to Cape Sable. Nice day but not a fun ride.

If you think you see us again, make a call to the "south bound Grand
Banks trawler off of Naples" or whatever. It's possible we may get
down that way again this winter but I don't know for sure.

OK... let's stop the Chuckie dots.....
 

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:18:39 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

I was guessing that was you, as I read your dolphin report when you were
heading down to the Keys.

I was in a 30' Grady White heading SE into a nasty quartering sea at 26
knots. The boat handled it well, but I was throwing a helluva lot of
water.
My starboard side eisenglass was soaked and salt encrusted, and I picked
you
up on radar long before I saw you. When you were off my stern, I thought
I
recognized the boat. I didn't know the name of your vessel, or I would
have
tried to hail you on 16.

I'd imagine that your vessel didn't even feel the seas...especially with
them at your back.

Yes, it got windy yesterday late in the afternoon. We were going
downwind in a 60,000 lb displacement hull with active stabilizers so
it was pretty much a walk in the park for us.

We had plenty of bad road to negotiate over the course of the week
however. A week ago last Friday we were going from Marco Island to
Key West with a 20 to 25 kt easterly and nasty little 4 to 6 ft waves
on our port beam. We took a few of the worst rolls that I've
experienced in 3 years, and that includes thousands of miles on open
ocean. The shape of the waves matters just as much as the height if
not more so. Last Saturday morning we headed north out of Key West
into 20 kt northerlies with a stiff opposing current generating some 5
foot square waves. We were bucking that most of the day until we got
closer to Cape Sable. Nice day but not a fun ride.


I went out about 20 miles on Saturday with those northerlies at our
starboard side. It wasn't too bad until we made it out 10-15 miles or so.
Closer to shore, Sanibel was blocking the wind.

We were going to go 40 miles, but 20 miles in that slop was enough with 4
kids aboard.

NOAA called for 10-15 knots and seas 2 feet or less. Instead, the wind was
closer to 20 knots with seas of 3-5 feet.

3-5 foot chop spaced a couple of seconds apart in shallow water makes for a
bumpy ride.



If you think you see us again, make a call to the "south bound Grand
Banks trawler off of Naples" or whatever. It's possible we may get
down that way again this winter but I don't know for sure.

Will do.

OK... let's stop the Chuckie dots.....
 

On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:37:51 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

If you think you see us again, make a call to the "south bound Grand
Banks trawler off of Naples" or whatever. It's possible we may get
down that way again this winter but I don't know for sure.

Will do.

Is Wiggins your home port?

OK... let's stop the Chuckie dots.....
 

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:37:51 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

If you think you see us again, make a call to the "south bound Grand
Banks trawler off of Naples" or whatever. It's possible we may get
down that way again this winter but I don't know for sure.

Will do.

Is Wiggins your home port?


Yes.