Holy crap it was rough today!

tis · 08-11-2013, 07:55 AM

It sure was rough! Even in Winter Harbor, the white caps were awful!

BroadHopper · 08-11-2013, 09:30 AM

A little chop but perfect for the boats that have gathered for the second annual classic ski boats show. There was even a demonstration of high speed water skiing!

polarisman14 · 08-11-2013, 08:05 PM

Wasn't terrible out there today, nor was it particularly smooth--I think I may have left my kidneys somewhere in the middle of the broads, but I was in the front of a small bowrider for a good chunk of the day, too.

NH_boater · 08-14-2013, 06:42 PM

Even rougher today, by a large margin. A-bay was fine but crossing little mark: b-bam. Nice white caps, some breaking and some good spray. I had to time my turn-arounds between the wave cycles. Waves were moving at a good clip too.

Dave R · 08-15-2013, 07:40 AM

I went for a walk at lunch yesterday and my first thought upon stepping outside was "I bet Winni is rough today...".

znh · 08-15-2013, 02:22 PM

On a side note, the day this thread is talking about (8/10) was the day we picked up our boat at PBM and drove it over to LSP. At least that isn't a horrible drive, but as this is our first boat and with very little hands-on boating experience it sure did make it a 'trial by fire'...or more like a 'trial by wind and waves'. But we made it without issue and it was a great way to learn how churned up it can get out there even with the sun shining and no storm or clouds around. We were laughing pretty hard as we came out of Paugus to make the turn East at how choppy it was...

ApS · 09-09-2013, 04:35 AM

Not many powerboats out Sunday! A few sailboats did brave the waves and rollers.

The catamaran in the first attachment (below) capsized in the relative calm of Tuftonboro Neck.

Reducing sail, he next headed for The Broads.

The same day, the second attachment shows a pair in a canoe paddling like crazy in our "protected" waters.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tis

It sure was rough! Even in Winter Harbor, the white caps were awful!

You wrote the above one month ago—in August—how did Sunday (September 8) compare?

tis · 09-09-2013, 07:15 AM

I don't exactly remember that day, but yesterday was the roughest I have been out in this summer. The waves were rollers. They reminded me of an offshore hurricane in the ocean. I was actually worried about our return trip going down to Wolfeboro. We had to go fast to ride over the rollers but we were fine. We did see maybe 3 smaller boats out there, I don't know how they did it!

jrc · 09-09-2013, 07:21 AM

I went out yesterday, it was a windy. Docking in Meredith took a couple tries but worth the effort.

Pricestavern · 09-09-2013, 08:40 AM

I took my yakboard kayak out into the Broads to the east of Rattlesnake for a bit of fun surfing the waves yesterday. I could not see over many of the incoming waves as I sat on top of the kayak. I would estimate these as being at least 4 feet with a few rouges being even taller. My wife was watching from our dock and said she'd completely loose sight of me in the troughs (I'm 6'4" and sit pretty tall). Wow! Pretty rough, indeed.

08-11-2013, 09:30 AM	#2
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,667 Thanks: 3,281 Thanked 1,132 Times in 814 Posts	Fantastic day on Lake Opechee A little chop but perfect for the boats that have gathered for the second annual classic ski boats show. There was even a demonstration of high speed water skiing! __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

08-11-2013, 08:05 PM	#3
polarisman14 Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Gilmanton, NH Posts: 139 Thanks: 37 Thanked 23 Times in 20 Posts	Wasn't terrible out there today, nor was it particularly smooth--I think I may have left my kidneys somewhere in the middle of the broads, but I was in the front of a small bowrider for a good chunk of the day, too. __________________ >>>Matt<<< To Tow: 2007 Honda Ridgeline RTL To Float: 1977 MFG Gypsy Star 17 O/B

09-09-2013, 08:40 AM	#10
Pricestavern Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Valencia, Spain (formerly Rattlesnake Isle) Posts: 389 Thanks: 135 Thanked 142 Times in 82 Posts	3 - 4 footers plus I took my yakboard kayak out into the Broads to the east of Rattlesnake for a bit of fun surfing the waves yesterday. I could not see over many of the incoming waves as I sat on top of the kayak. I would estimate these as being at least 4 feet with a few rouges being even taller. My wife was watching from our dock and said she'd completely loose sight of me in the troughs (I'm 6'4" and sit pretty tall). Wow! Pretty rough, indeed.

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08-11-2013, 07:55 AM	#1
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,943 Thanks: 795 Thanked 1,493 Times in 1,040 Posts	It sure was rough! Even in Winter Harbor, the white caps were awful!

08-14-2013, 06:42 PM	#4
NH_boater Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 298 Thanks: 14 Thanked 147 Times in 62 Posts	Even rougher today, by a large margin. A-bay was fine but crossing little mark: b-bam. Nice white caps, some breaking and some good spray. I had to time my turn-arounds between the wave cycles. Waves were moving at a good clip too.

08-15-2013, 07:40 AM	#5
Dave R Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,985 Thanks: 246 Thanked 744 Times in 444 Posts	I went for a walk at lunch yesterday and my first thought upon stepping outside was "I bet Winni is rough today...".

08-15-2013, 02:22 PM	#6
znh Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 156 Thanks: 30 Thanked 40 Times in 25 Posts	On a side note, the day this thread is talking about (8/10) was the day we picked up our boat at PBM and drove it over to LSP. At least that isn't a horrible drive, but as this is our first boat and with very little hands-on boating experience it sure did make it a 'trial by fire'...or more like a 'trial by wind and waves'. But we made it without issue and it was a great way to learn how churned up it can get out there even with the sun shining and no storm or clouds around. We were laughing pretty hard as we came out of Paugus to make the turn East at how choppy it was...

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09-09-2013, 07:15 AM	#8
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,943 Thanks: 795 Thanked 1,493 Times in 1,040 Posts	I don't exactly remember that day, but yesterday was the roughest I have been out in this summer. The waves were rollers. They reminded me of an offshore hurricane in the ocean. I was actually worried about our return trip going down to Wolfeboro. We had to go fast to ride over the rollers but we were fine. We did see maybe 3 smaller boats out there, I don't know how they did it!

09-09-2013, 07:21 AM	#9
jrc Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: NH Posts: 2,689 Thanks: 33 Thanked 439 Times in 249 Posts	I went out yesterday, it was a windy. Docking in Meredith took a couple tries but worth the effort.