Rogue Wave

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Uncle Dave

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• Feb 23, 2006

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If you are out on the briney blue and a rogue wave starts to bear down. Provided you have time to do some evasive action, what would it be.<br /><br />Old Uncle Dave

 

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KCook

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• Feb 23, 2006

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Re: Rogue Wave

Power up

 

Reel Poor

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• Feb 23, 2006

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Re: Rogue Wave

Power up then quarter it bow first. And you better be dawning a life jacket during this if its a biiiiiiig wave.

 

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• Feb 23, 2006

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Re: Rogue Wave

What RP said.

 

Texasmark

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• Feb 25, 2006

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My rogue wave experience was the bow wave off a super tanker and I was in a 13 ft boat. As stated, quater it, adjust speed to keep the bow up, not too much in my case so that I wouldn't plow into the next wave (3 of them).<br /><br />The waves were so big that the trough swallowed my boat, then I was on top of the world. Not fun and the next time I saw a tanker coming, I headed the other way and got behind some cover. I didn't take on any water, but it was scarey.<br /><br />Mark

 

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phantoms

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• Feb 26, 2006

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Re: Rogue Wave

Check out this. Not exactly a rouge wave, but defenitely a few scary ones...<br /><br /> http://media.putfile.com/boater-in-distress

 

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ed/il

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• Feb 27, 2006

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phantoms that is a good video. Not sure how the guy on the bow stayed in the boat. I bet he had a few bruises and needed new underwear.

 

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NOSLEEP

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• Feb 27, 2006

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Re: Rogue Wave

When in doubt. Power out.

 

Bondo

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• Feb 27, 2006

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Great Video,...........<br />I Wonder What happened to Act I,..???.....

 

Nos4r2

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• Feb 27, 2006

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Re: Rogue Wave

how big do you call a rogue wave? I usually power up and hit them at about 30 knots if I can...

 

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Paul Moir

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• Feb 27, 2006

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LOL, I had a similair experience to Mark. Except it was one of those big ocean going tugs heading along at full bore. Man, those things seem like they can suck up the whole sea behind them!<br />Then I learned here to hit them at about 45 degrees, so you roll over the top rather than slam at 90 or pitch hard.<br />But that was nothing compared to meeting the real thing, kicked up by Fabian a few years ago. Power up, hang on, try to hit it at an obtuse angle, and say yer prayers!

 

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phantoms

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• Feb 27, 2006

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I had a shrimp boat go by as I was anchored doing some night fishing. He was running full bore heading home, which isn't much for a shrimp boat. Him being on the opposite side of the river I didn't expect the waves to be too bad. With it being dark, I didn't notice how big they were until they hit the side of my lil' 16ft. runabout. Defenitely shook things up a bit and caught me by suprise.

 

Texasmark

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• Feb 27, 2006

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One reason I don't like to night fish. Other reason is seems trouble makers are out, especially when saturday night is your only time to fish, and you never know when one will start shooting at you just for sport, or tear up your truck/trailer.<br /><br />Mark

 

Texasmark

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• Feb 27, 2006

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Bravo on the video!!! I haven't laughed that hard in a long long time.<br /><br />So how'd these guys wind up on the beach anyway? You'd think they'd get the idea not to do it on the way in. Must have been eat up with the DA.<br /><br />Mark

 

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• Feb 28, 2006

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Phantom - thanks for that video. The guy in the bow looked like he was ready to get ejected. No life jackets apparently from the video shot.<br />My big rogue wave no. 1 was being too close to a freighter leaving Puget Sound. no. 2 was playing a salmon while an aircraft carrier went by. Gave me a great ride and put an end to my constipation.

 

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• Feb 28, 2006

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Holy Cr@p, I need new underwear just watching that....

 

b.gagnon

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• Feb 28, 2006

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If you can see it....it's not a rogue wave!

 

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glasply1

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• Feb 28, 2006

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Re: Rogue Wave

The definition has been expanded for humor and education.

 

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• Mar 1, 2006

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Great video...talk about soiling yer shorts, looks like the engine died there after the earlier wave. Wouldn't want to be stuck between those breaks without power!!!!!

 

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glasply1

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• Mar 1, 2006

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Re: Rogue Wave

Perhaps the definition of rogue wave just means that its' source is unknown, regardless of whether or not someone sees it. At least that seems to be the common understanding of it on the web sites I looked at. There's also Rogue Wave rock band, Rogue Wave Software; the list goes on. I think we have been coopted! Thanks for your input.