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Old 12-16-2014, 07:10 AM
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real offshore airtime!
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Old 12-16-2014, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by captain caveman


If I remember correctly, the Grand Haven race was black flagged for 8-10ft waves in 1990. Too rough for the 47 apaches.
Heheh. I heard it was too rough for everybody else but the Apaches thought the water was a little slick. Something about running better with some chop or something.

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Originally Posted by Nate5.0
Lol....the next suggested video is my buddies 41 running here in our local backyard.

Looked like a fun ride.

41 apache rough water 2: http://youtu.be/cCw_SHSwCC4
Its pretty much the same as the first video, I can't really tell the difference. Both videos pretty much look like 2-3s on Lake erie


Also, I didn't watch the cuts in the first video that carefully, but at the beginning it looks like two people, and then it seems like later there are 3 guys with helmets on. Is it spliced from two different days? The later half of the video it seems much more steady than the huge random waves at off angles.
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Old 12-16-2014, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by captain caveman


If I remember correctly, the Grand Haven race was black flagged for 8-10ft waves in 1990. Too rough for the 47 apaches.
Actually, flagged because all of the rescue boats and helos were occupied, so there was no one to help the next boat that got into trouble. It was rough, though.
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What would you guys call those conditions?
Me I'd say big ground swells 5-6 ' with intermittent 8&9,10'ers.

Aka oso 25'ers. .....

Next time you drive down the highway look at a bridge clearance height indicator. A normal overpass is usually 15 or so feet. Now picture that as a big blue wall of water

The lowest power line on a pole is typically 13'6" or so ..... same thing. Stand under it and picture it as a big wall of water.

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Old 12-16-2014, 09:13 AM
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The video was shot off of South Beach, Miami Beach. People think Miami does not get waves. They are wrong. In fact, some of the best waves in the state of Florida are at South Beach during a strong cold front or tropical storm. It doesn't happen often but when it does South Beach sees some great surfing. Miami Beach is closest to the Gulf Stream and when a strong low moves off the coast of the Carolinas it sends a North Swell that squeezes between the Bahamas and Florida and zeros in at South Beach. You can see Razz running north with South Beach in the background. He's heading into a big northwest groundswell that's peaking up on the outside sandbars and reefs!
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Old 12-16-2014, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by auto_werks 3.6
Its pretty much the same as the first video, I can't really tell the difference. Both videos pretty much look like 2-3s on Lake erie

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Well I didn't rave about the wave size in my buddies video, just that it was funny that it was the next suggested and it had never seen it.

You can keep your super cool really rough stuff you seem to brag about. I will enjoy these small guys that cause no harm down here, just like I will be doing this weekend and New Years since I am still boating this time of year.


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That is my favorite video. Just wish it was higher quality.
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Old 12-17-2014, 09:25 PM
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Just watch some of the old APBA races in Grand Haven. Any old racer will tell you it was their roughest race every yr
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Originally Posted by scarab63
What would you guys call those conditions?
Me I'd say big ground swells 5-6 ' with intermittent 8&9,10'ers.

Aka oso 25'ers. .....

Next time you drive down the highway look at a bridge clearance height indicator. A normal overpass is usually 15 or so feet. Now picture that as a big blue wall of water

The lowest power line on a pole is typically 13'6" or so ..... same thing. Stand under it and picture it as a big wall of water.
stop using examples,,thats not allowed.those waves were 10 footers.
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