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Re:42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat to... by dghughes on Saturday May 20, 2017 @04:47PM (#14384268)
I was thinking I wouldn't even want to cross in a 42 foot yacht.

I'm in the Maritimes (south east Canada) and I know it can be incredibly rough here 10m (33 foot) waves are normal off Newfoundland. It's so bad an entire 25,000 ton oil rig sank in a storm a few decades ago.

One rogue wave could smash that little 42 inch yacht to bits the size of confetti.

I wish the Tiny Yacht guy luck but it's going to be rough!

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Re:42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat to... by bogomipz on Saturday May 20, 2017 @06:28PM (#14384690)
>"I'm in the Maritimes (south east Canada) and I know it can be incredibly rough here 10m (33 foot) waves are normal off Newfoundland."

Is this the Bay of Fundy?

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Re:42-inch yacht still hoping to become the smallest boat to... by ska on Saturday May 20, 2017 @10:32PM (#14385420)
No, that's a long way from Fundy. 10+ meter swell is common on both exposed coasts in the open ocean. Fundy is not exposed that way but has had high tides due to narrowing.
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