[willy]

Up here where I fish, Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook area, we are pretty much gauranteed a wind against tide every afternoon and depending on the wind it will determine how bad the chop, wave set etc will be.
I have been on dozens of different boats out there and very few handle that well. You either go in a big boat and ride reasonably well and stay dry from the wind driven spray or you go in a smaller boat and you pick and putz your way very slowly where you need to go.
The sailboat guys love it, that is why they all leave the docks at 1pm or later.
i did ride in a 233 Formula CC that took that type of stuff very nicely and you would still get a little spray from the wind but you were able to maintain a decent slow speed and my bad neck was not hurting from the ride.
I would love to find a boat that was like that for a good price, something around 23 feet, 21-24 deadrise, in a CC. Maybe in my next life it will be a Contender 23.