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MNLandLoc · 10-01-2015, 12:27

Make sure you scroll down first and then watch the video that is in the middle of the page. The video at the top is nothing more than a windy day.

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Originally Posted by steve1944

So, that's what 12 meters waves looks like? It looks like a Sunday in late October on the San Francisco Bay.

I think there was an error in loading the video.

BTW the ad by Volkswagen is appealing.

med · 10-01-2015, 13:26

Not really rough - but check out that roll at 50 secs and think of how the guys furling that sail must be feeling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLCFO8u3y7k

Suijin · 11-01-2015, 06:18

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Originally Posted by robert sailor

In my experience when you take videos of offshore seas they always look quite tame but when you are out there not so tame, enjoy your drink

That's an excellent point. It seems impossible to take pictures or video of waves and swells from a boat that accurately represent their size, and that as a result when they look big on video they must be really big.

chris4911 · 11-01-2015, 11:50

Look like 1-2 meter waves?

Exile · 11-01-2015, 12:02

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Originally Posted by chris4911

Look like 1-2 meter waves?

Which vid are you looking at?

chris4911 · 11-01-2015, 12:28

Found the right video down the page, that's a big ocean. Nothing to give scale to tell you how big? Looks big

**carstenb** · 11-01-2015, 22:51

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Originally Posted by chris4911

Found the right video down the page, that's a big ocean. Nothing to give scale to tell you how big? Looks big

The accompanying text (you need to speak Dansih to read - happily I do) says these are

12 meters high

When I saw this onthe news, there was a local fisherman whose comment was:

"bit of a fresh breeze today. Seas a little high - had to use the handholds"

Of course some of these guys are masters of understatement

downunder · 11-01-2015, 23:15

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Originally Posted by carstenb

At the moment the wind is 50-60 knots. Our Capri is riding safely without problems but the water is being pushed into the Baltic by the storm so it is now over top of my pier.

I'm gonna have to go rescue my neighbors boat - they aren't home and in a few minutes the boat will be up on the pier

Some might just thats what you can expect with climate change. biggrin:

**carstenb** · 11-01-2015, 23:52

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Originally Posted by downunder

Some might just thats what you can expect with climate change. biggrin:

Well if that's true I would have been expecting sunshine, palm trees and nubile young ladies is grass skirts

This is, after all, 56 degrees north - so we expect to get this - but not 2 major storms within 2 days.

Another one coming next week

**JPA Cate** · 12-01-2015, 00:40

carstenb,

It's being a hard winter. Glad your cleats will accept 25 mm line. I have a feeling some not to be named production boats cleats are not big enough.

Ann

**carstenb** · 12-01-2015, 01:48

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Originally Posted by Ann T. Cate

carstenb,

It's being a hard winter. Glad your cleats will accept 25 mm line. I have a feeling some not to be named production boats cleats are not big enough.

Ann

Hi Ann, They just barely fit.

carsten