surfinjoe
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So we were in Holland Michigan last weekend. Had a great time and the weather was nice (cool but nice). Anyhow, Sunday came and we went to our favorite beach that is between Holland and Saugatuck. We arrived around noon and spend the entire afternoon there. Around 4:30 pm, we decided to climb the sand dune and get some excercise. It took us about an hour, and we really enjoyed our hike. Upon our descent, I noticed that almost all of the 50 or so boats that were around us were gone or pulling anchor. The waves had really picked up and were around 4'. We were anchored off shore only 20 or 30 feet, so we didn't have far to go, but the boat was kind of getting beat up on the hook and would be hard to board.
So long story short, we headed back and found the waves to be on the top side of 4' (maybe bigger). The old 220 SD handled them quite well indeed. We took one wave borad side and a few over the bow while trying to pull the anchor in, but once we were underway it was no issue. The bilge only ran once. It gave me good practice at handling rough water. As we returned to port, I saw an aluminum row boat with a 10 hp motor on the back and a couple of guys getting ready to go out fishing for a bit....bud light in hand. As they approached the mouth of the inlet, they noticed that the waves were quite large. The captain decided to turn around, but was a little late, A nice 4' roller came as he was turning and almost capsized his boat. I can't believe that some people are that crazy. Anyhow, if they made it out I was going to enter them into the Darwin awards but their brain cell must have sparked at the last second. Oh well.
So long story short, we headed back and found the waves to be on the top side of 4' (maybe bigger). The old 220 SD handled them quite well indeed. We took one wave borad side and a few over the bow while trying to pull the anchor in, but once we were underway it was no issue. The bilge only ran once. It gave me good practice at handling rough water. As we returned to port, I saw an aluminum row boat with a 10 hp motor on the back and a couple of guys getting ready to go out fishing for a bit....bud light in hand. As they approached the mouth of the inlet, they noticed that the waves were quite large. The captain decided to turn around, but was a little late, A nice 4' roller came as he was turning and almost capsized his boat. I can't believe that some people are that crazy. Anyhow, if they made it out I was going to enter them into the Darwin awards but their brain cell must have sparked at the last second. Oh well.