Kevin wrote: > I can't imagine surfing down the face of a wave, your basic > roller/crest in a boat/yacht/trawler that was designed as a floating condo. True most boats sit at idle tied to the dock, Square sterns, small spade rudders, an A/B ratio that acts as a sail and that swell marketing phantom of "fast Trawler", sort of like a virgin prostitute. ________________________________________ Brian responded: I can agree with you there. On another forum under the subject of 'sea anchoring' I wrote of one experience of mine, "I'm in the Gulf stream at its intensified narrow point between Fla and the Bahamas in a 60b Chris Craft power yacht with a big broad stern and 1300 gal of fuel in that stern area. It's blowing from the north against the northerly flow of current with produces a short very-steep chop of peaky waves. Powering into this chop is ridiculously rough with this underpowered slug. Beam-to is scary. Running with it seems to be the option. The big broad (very buoyant) stern gets picked up by the waves and tries to bury the bow. Steering is practically non-existent with those little tiny rudders in ineffective water. Not a fun time. Thank goodness it only latest a matter of hours. I feel as though I would rather have set to a bow anchor." <http://boatdesign.net/forums/showpost.php?p=76552&postcount=11> <http://boatdesign.net/forums/showthread.php?p=76552#post76552> Kevin, have you got some photos you could send me off list? What's the name of your vessel in case I take a drive down there today? Brian Eiland beiland@usa.net www.RunningTideYachts.com distinctive expedition yachts