I've done open ocean crossings in canoes between the hawaiian islands, so I can answer from experience. Don't think of these waves like the ones you encounter

I've done open ocean crossings in canoes between the hawaiian islands, so I can answer from experience. Don't think of these waves like the ones you encounter at shore. Open ocean waves are moving mountains. It isn't this: /( It's this: .,-~^^~-,. ___.-/ \-.__