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Old 03-06-2016, 11:22 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by ranger42c View Post
To add to that "not created equal" thing: 4-6' beam seas here on the Chesapeake -- short wave period -- would beat up most unstabilized 50-footers. Tea on the TV screen, tea cup rolling around the master berth, loose furniture all over the place, etc.

Tacking often absolutely necessary.

Don't know how stabilized boats -- with various stabilization systems -- might fare.

We were in 6-8' swells down by the northern Lesser Antilles/Leeward Islands last week, piece of cake. That was on a 110' "tall ship" though.

-Chris
Most stabilized boats of the type he's talking about, 50 ft Nordhavns, KK's, Selenes, would handle the Chesapeake 4-6' well. However, your point is well made that I've been in 10' swells at 13 second periods that don't cause the disturbance of the 4-6' wind waves at 4 seconds in very mixed seas as often in the Chesapeake.

I also can't imagine a boat in the range the OP is talking about without stabilization. It's so counter intuitive to the comfort factor one is seeking.
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