Their primary mistake was getting AHEAD of the wave. Should always pick a wave and run your bow right up to the back of it. Run in at the same exact speed as the wave ahead of you. This protects your stern from being hit from another wave and losing steering. Any time you get ahead of the wave and don't have the power to go much faster than the wave, the wave will catch up to your stern, lifting it and robbing you of steering. The boat will begin to roll to one side then increasingly turn faster to the opposite side as the stern is being pushed and the bow plows. Once the bow veers to the side in the roll, you are no longer in control. R. -----Original Message----- From: Bryan Victhom [mailto:bvcom@videotron.ca] Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 7:21 PM To: ralph@alphacompservices.com; TWL Great Loop Subject: Re: GL: Manasquan Inlet NJ video Very interesting movie, thanks ! Would it be a valuable option to face the waves and let them back-up the boat in the inlet in such conditions ? If not, it would take a speed of what, 15-20 kts, to override the waves ? B > Beware the inlets of NJ in Northeasters. > > Interesting and educational video below. See if you can tell what is > being done right and what is being done wrong. The video has been part > of the USPS educational collection for many years. I first saw it in > 1973. Got this video from my dad who used to run the same CG 36 ft > life boat at Barnegat Light, which often had the same conditions. > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kZPgHWuuQg > > > > R. > > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop_lists.trawleri > ng.com > > To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, > unsubscribe, etc.) go to: > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/options/great-loop_lists.trawlerin > g.com