15 ain't 25!!! Another rant...

[Deep C]

North south east or west its all the same the weathermen are full of shit... Left the dock yesterday on the promise of 15 knots from the west... Inside was glass smooth but I didn't have another day of dealing with rag fags trawlers and maple leaf flags left in me...
Just outside the inlet the 15 knots was there but off the Carolinas you can't hug the beach unless you want to find out just how far the shoals stretch off shore... Nope you gotta get several miles off the beach...
Well out there it wasn't fifteen... It was 25! The promised 2 foot sea was replaced by 4 to 6' crap spaced about 15 feet apart... How do I know that? Cause when my bow was blasting one. There was another here at the helm and a third one rolling under the transom. The boat didn't hop but 4-6 on any boat is wet and slow when its on the dead center head...
This leads to the second "Ain't" 220 degrees on the compas ain't west... Its a bit more west than south west and happened to be my course...
Harbortown in Hilton Head is a beautiful spot but for what they charge couldn't they hire someone who has a clue and more importantly knows not to grab my stern line as I'm backing in a slip then cleat it off on the OUTSIDE cleat when I'm backing in!... I almost bought a 100 foot westport...
Thn today the promise of 5 foot was replaced by 2 foot... Instead of subsiding though it was growin and the full promised five by the time we hit Ponce... One more day then I'm done with this run thank god...

[Big Fish Billy]

And 15 is zero once you make other plans for the day........

[neilinov]

Didn't you know that in the Carolinas 15 is 25 and 2-4 is 6-8.

[Deep C]

Well tomorrow is supposed to be back 6-8 Kinda on the beam then quartering stern,,, Some how I believe them... We got held up by a northeaster closing the bridges for two days and have not had a smooth outside day before or since... 156 nautical to go...

[Deep C]

Just learned a new term.... Coastal Flood statement... Heard that before. Small craft advisory... Nothing new there... A special advisory for fetch and swell though is one I hadn't heard before... I get to test all three tomorrow... Yippie...