"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 08:08:56 -0500, John S wrote:

Um curious too. How big is your boat that you can go out into a 10-12'
swell? That would scare the dickens out of me.

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As long as they are not steep and breaking you can go in almost any
size boat, you just experience a lot of vertical motion.

If the 12 footer is breaking however, you really can't have a boat big
enough.


If in a carrier a 12' breaking would be ok. Depends on the period of the
swell. If they are short and steep, about 5' is the limit we will go out
in. As then you get a wind causing 3' seas on top of the swell and you
travel about 5 mph and still get wet. When we get big long period, as long
as you are not at the surf or the reefs, is fine. Pillar Point Harbor where
I launch from is home to the famous surfing Maverick's break. We can get
some nice days on the water, with the big swells the cause 50' surf at
Mavericks. And that is not far from the harbor entrance. The entrance is
protected by Colorado Reef, and the swells were breaking big time on the
reef.
Bill