On May 11, 11:42*am, wrote:
On Sun, 11 May 2008 11:23:55 -0400, HK wrote:
What gfretwell was discussing was "...a unique chop that just beats the
hell out of you..." That typically is a one to a max of 2 foot chop with
close peaks.

Yep, that's the one. I have boated lots of places but I have never
seen anything exactly like the bay chop. You can get something like it
in the mouth of an inlet here when the tide is rolling out and
slamming into a westerly wind. That can even get up in the 4'-5'
category. The trick is to hug the shore and run along the beach until
you get past the turbulance then vector across the waves. Once you get
out into the Gulf it is low rollers with a long period most of the
time.

Check out the race or the mouth of the CT River in the channel. In the
right tide the river can be a heck of a whirl..