TDunn
Guru
- Joined
- Feb 23, 2015
- Messages
- 889
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Tortuga
- Vessel Make
- Nunes Brothers Raised Deck Cruiser
Close high speed passes happen frequently here. My favorite day cruise is up a narrow channel called Some Sound. The entrance channel to the sound is about 100 yards wide for a half mile. Two years ago I was in the channel as the lead boat in a parade of schooners when an idiot in a 45-50 foot cruiser passed close by (<50') at 20+ knots. His wake was a real issue for my FD hull. What made it worse was that I couldn't turn into the wake because there was another 47' boat right behind him doing 25+ knots. The second wake was worse since it overlapped the first and I had to deal with both. My only satisfaction was that the second boat was an aluminum cruiser with an orange stripe on the hull and a flashing blue light. They caught up with the guy shortly after leaving the channel.