Is This For Real?

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Rick Sylvester

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Jul 1, 2004
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Franklin

In one of your posts you said the BOAT had to be doing 40 for this to happen. You weren't clear as to whether you were talking about speed relative to the wave. I was simply pointing out that the RELATIVE speed could indeed reach 40. Adding the speed of the wave at say, 35 and a boat motoring at 5 gives you 40, not 25. I wasn't disagreeing, just pointing out that it COULD happen by way of your own assertion, that a relative speed of 40 is possible. Would that cause THAT boat to launch? I happen to think so. I'm not about to try out this theory with my 40 footer although I used to do it with my Hobie Miracle 20 from time to time (I know, I know, different boat, different physics.) Also, to use your analogy, I can definately get my car airborne at less than 40. We've got a wave sized bridge hump near our marina called 'thrill hill.' Come on down, I'll demo.
 
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SoupyT

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Apr 6, 2005
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Hunter 37 SF Bay
My vote is it's real

Did a bit of research last night. That's certainly Simon Steenland's Belle. Perhaps someone knows him and can corroborate. Those wooden race boat's displace nothing, probably barely 1/3 of my H37's 17,000lbs. If you don't believe this sort of thing happens, spend a couple of hours watching boats motoring back in through the Golden Gate on an ebb with big seas.
 
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jstplan

Hey Rick..............

Some of those gouges at the base of that bridge are from my car and thirty-five years old. Its great to know Thrill Hill has survived all these years. From personal experience a car will fly at a lot less than 40mph, you will just have to trust me on this, I'm not giving details!
 
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Larry Long

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Dec 2, 2003
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Me too

They tell me these new Henderson Design 33's are CE certified "A", so I thought I'd put it to the test. ;) ;)
 
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BobW

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Jul 21, 2005
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Hunter 31 San Pedro, Ca
But he's not screaming for help *yks

nm (what does this mean? No Message?)
 
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JC on Bainbridge

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Jul 17, 2005
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Hunter 37.5 Bainbridge Island - West of Seattle
Bob: You got it right on 'NM'

It is an internet slang. I have attached a link to a list.
 
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Chris

Compare the pix

and you'll see that Rick's and popeye's are the same pic with different editing (hull color, helmsman).
 
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Capt Ron;-)

Pitchpole!

Here is one called "what not to do when sailing" if'n I writ it dwon arright... That's the Golden Gate Bridge there at the South Tower and Ft.Point.
 
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Mulligan

C'mon guys

Anyone notice that the boat in Popeye's post is white and the boat in Webb's post is red? However, the stern of the photograper's boat is exactly the same in both photos. I would have to say both are fake. Although, my wife would swear we do this on any whitecap we pass over.
 
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Roger1250

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May 12, 2004
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differences

Ok people, remember the saturday funnies where there are two almost identical pictures and you have to identify the differences between the two pictures. So here they are side by each, okay one on top of the other... The boat in the foreground is the same in both pictures. The boat jumping the wave is different in both pictures, as is the helmsman, and the keel position in the water, the boat's position in relation to the fishing pole on the foreground boat is different as is the anchor bow pulput assembly. The sail on the two boats, althhough in the same relative position and shape has insignia on one but not the other. The wave and spray however is identical in both pictures. Now lets really stretch the imagination... the boat in the foreground stays in the same relative position, while two boats jump the same identical wave!!! Maybe this is a new Aussie sport, wave jumping keelboats!
 
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Larry Long

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Dec 2, 2003
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Good Grief guys!!!!!

Lighten up a little bit. Of course my picture is fake. No more jokes for you guys. Well, at least no more jokes for a few days while this one cools off.:)
 
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Roger1250

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May 12, 2004
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ahh, ...busted somewhere in Oklahoma

All's well that ends well, now for a small consideration, I bet that if you send a picture of your boat from the same aspect, popeye will put you in the picture, so to speak! What about it popeye? Here's a pic of my boat, make me jump a wave man! ... or at lease reaching on the crest.
 
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