Wind over Tide - Cruisers & Sailing Forums

05-11-2009, 10:51	#35
newt Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Layton, Utah Boat: Valiant 40, Compac 23 Posts: 265	I think Paradix got it right. The water moves up and down in a typical wave. With the current moving the base, a sinusoidal wave becomes lopsided. It is kinda like sweeping the bottom out from underneath the wave, thus shorter, steeper waves. The gulf stream threw us around like a toy between Miami and Biminni with a Northwesterner. I should have taken alot of pictures, because it will be the only time I will be in waves that I could stand at the wheel, reach out and touch the middle of the wave. I will always have respect for ocean currents!

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