Rough sea boating

[Mike k]

Fortunately to date i have not had to deal with rough seas but i wondered if there was some simple do's and don'ts of handling the boat in those conditions- such as how does one position the boat in respect of high waves? To many this will be simple stuff but I would be very interested to learn from your own experiences.Thanks for any advice .

Mike

 

[Csail]

Fortunately to date i have not had to deal with rough seas but i wondered if there was some simple do's and don'ts of handling the boat in those conditions- such as how does one position the boat in respect of high waves? To many this will be simple stuff but I would be very interested to learn from your own experiences.Thanks for any advice .

Mike

In a mobo head straight into the waves OR in a following sea go the same speed as the waves.

 

[oGaryo]

Have a read of this section, quite informative:

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3HX-Y6y1NCEC&pg=PA129&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=4#v=onepage&q&f=false

edit: sorry, forgot to mention, once read then go on to reading up in the next section about tactics for driving the boat in various conditions

 

[paultallett]

Have a read of this section, quite informative:

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3HX-Y6y1NCEC&pg=PA129&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=4#v=onepage&q&f=false

One of the first books I bought when I got the boat...... Well worth the money.

 

[STEVEDUNSTABLE]

Fortunately to date i have not had to deal with rough seas but i wondered if there was some simple do's and don'ts of handling the boat in those conditions- such as how does one position the boat in respect of high waves? To many this will be simple stuff but I would be very interested to learn from your own experiences.Thanks for any advice .

Mike

this might amuse you, its from the inside of my s24 on the solent !!!... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4URrxp-kJw&feature=player_embedded AND pt2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dzp_JSChwI&feature=related

 

[Red]

Keeping the bow to the seas is always recommended but not always possible. On one occasion I came the closest to capsizing. The sea was so steep and short that the outboards were out of the water and it was then impossible to keep heading into the waves, there was not enough thrust available from the props to turn the boat. The boat turned broadside on to the sea and was then swamped.

 

[rbcoomer]

Whilst I've not yet done any seas that I'd call remotely 'rough', it all relative to the size of the vessel. Our 14' is uncomfortable in anything much more than a 3-4' swell. Where I found it get's tricky is headlands and estuarys where waves aren't always from the same direction and kind of merge into points. At this stage it can get very difficult to hit every wave where you'd chose to, and thus the likelyhood of getting very wet (or worse) increases greatly! You need good concentration and contol and plan a few waves ahead. I'm hoping to do more confidence building myself in 'lumpy' waters next year as I don't believe there's any substitute for experience. Quite often you'll find that going a bit further out or a slightly different route can make all the difference and that's where the 'old hands' have a big advantage over newbie's like myself!

 

[harstonwood]

Keeping the bow to the seas is always recommended but not always possible. On one occasion I came the closest to capsizing. .

Indeed!

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[Mike k]

Hi all thats great, thanks for all advice the book ordered thanks GaryO /Paul.

Steve enjoyed the Vid too .

Cheers

Mike

 

[dodgey rascal]

I just dont go out if its rough !