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I was once in 10-15 ft seas, not really a big deal but we got hit by a three sisters event and I will say that was the scariest event I have ever seen. Basicall
by kls 6y ago
I was once in 10-15 ft seas, not really a big deal but we got hit by a three sisters event and I will say that was the scariest event I have ever seen. Basically it's a set of 3 rouge waves these where about 20-30 ft. We where in a small craft but nothing that could not navigate a single 30 ft rouge wave. Anyways the crazy thing about a three sisters event is you get hit by the first two in rapid succession and they backwash and create a gully under the third wave which pretty much puts you bow down going into it. Fortunately I had a good captain with good instincts, so he gunned it into the gully. Initially burring the bow but caused it to right faster due to buoyancy and get us traveling up the wave before it started to break. It slammed us good and knocked us to the floor but we where no worse for wear and we walked away from it. Had it broke on us in the gully, I can only imagine but by the power we got even busting thru it, if we had been in the gully that boat would have been in two pieces. Now I don't go spearfishing if there is even the remotest possibility that a squall line could whip up.