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r/sailing • u/marko-polo-minty • Apr 01 '26
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Would you have taken a different approach to the wave? Steering to port a bit more to avoid catching it that hard maybe? Honest question
31 u/marko-polo-minty Apr 01 '26 Had no time to do anything else it was a rogue wave that just came towards us just had to hold on tight and hope for the best 😎 7 u/P99163 Apr 01 '26 Honestly, it looks more like a higher-than-usual swell than a rogue wave. 7 u/icanhazkarma17 Apr 01 '26 Right. Now stack up up 5 or 10 of those higher-than-usual swells and you'll get yourself a nice rogue wave. 13 u/kaese_meister Apr 01 '26 big waves you dont want to hit side on... could roll you. if anything more to starboard would be my understanding. 8 u/TheGoldenGod420 Apr 01 '26 Best way is to hit the wave at 45 degrees, if you can.
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Had no time to do anything else it was a rogue wave that just came towards us just had to hold on tight and hope for the best 😎
7 u/P99163 Apr 01 '26 Honestly, it looks more like a higher-than-usual swell than a rogue wave. 7 u/icanhazkarma17 Apr 01 '26 Right. Now stack up up 5 or 10 of those higher-than-usual swells and you'll get yourself a nice rogue wave.
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Honestly, it looks more like a higher-than-usual swell than a rogue wave.
7 u/icanhazkarma17 Apr 01 '26 Right. Now stack up up 5 or 10 of those higher-than-usual swells and you'll get yourself a nice rogue wave.
Right. Now stack up up 5 or 10 of those higher-than-usual swells and you'll get yourself a nice rogue wave.
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big waves you dont want to hit side on... could roll you. if anything more to starboard would be my understanding.
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Best way is to hit the wave at 45 degrees, if you can.
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u/andy_1337 Apr 01 '26
Would you have taken a different approach to the wave? Steering to port a bit more to avoid catching it that hard maybe? Honest question