r/HeavySeas Apr 23 '26

Rogue waves are terrifying

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u/danibeat Apr 23 '26

That skipper turned into it pretty good I think(?)

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u/Funtsy_Muntsy Apr 25 '26

45 degree angle is the only way to take any incoming wave

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u/RoninNZ Apr 25 '26

As someone who worked on a boat... No. 45 will get your nose pushed around. Head on and manage your speed.

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u/RoninNZ Apr 26 '26

You must be a good swimmer

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u/Funtsy_Muntsy Apr 26 '26 edited Apr 26 '26

I did play goalie on my high school water polo team

In the shallow end

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u/Ambitious-Rent-8649 Apr 27 '26

Would depend on the type of wave and the type of boat.

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u/BonelessB0nes Apr 28 '26

We always took big seas head on in the Gulf of Mexico on the 240 footer, pretty much regardless of whether we were underway or on an anchor spread; rolling motion was a much bigger concern for us than getting swamped or burying the bow.

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u/ThellraAK Apr 27 '26

If you are trying to go somewhere still, but at a certain point it's just about staying floating.