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Old 02-27-2015, 12:00 PM   #50
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Britannia,

I've been out in verified 16' seas with 5' breaking seas on top, winds blowing steady 45 kts with gusting to 65 kts. It was in the Pacific and had thousands of miles of sea pushing these huge rollers.

I was the only trawler but there were many sailboats traveling with me. The sailboats looked like it was nothing to them while I was going to the 45 both sides. I would see sailboats completely disappear with the top part of the mast showing, then reappear. They all had some sails up to steady them. Common sense, right?
Yes - common sense indeed for a sailboat.

I assume you didn't have stabilizers? I'm hoping the Wesmar fins on the Krogen 54 I am buying will reduce roll in those circumstances.

Richard
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