Roughest conditions you faced in the V ?

[bgreene]

That area with strong E wind, vs outgoing tide....... good grief charlie brown !

I ran from Shark River to Statue of Liberty and back........
Also ran from Shark River up and in through Jones Inlet, NY with V member Step Up and back.
We hit some waves on the way back.... last 3 miles or so........close, steep, nasty 3' -4' whitecaps.

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by bgreene

That area with strong E wind, vs outgoing tide....... good grief charlie brown !

I ran from Shark River to Statue of Liberty and back........
Also ran from Shark River up and in through Jones Inlet, NY with V member Step Up and back.
We hit some waves on the way back.... last 3 miles or so........close, steep, nasty 3' -4' whitecaps.

LOL Yup... it can be real nasty. Another trick is waiting for a tanker or freighter to come along, then follow at a safe distance in their wake as they make their way up the Hudson. They smooth down the chop into swells, and once you're into the river you're home free.

[inaforty]

Crappiest conditions I ever came home in with the V was 2' to 3' (mostly 2') tight chop crossing Buzzards Bay.

In my opinion the best riding hull I have ever been on under 25' However I have never been on a 23 Seacraft/Potter, 233 Formula or 20-25 Bertram/Hilner.

The V 20 is a much better riding hull then the 23 Wellcraft we have now.

Those pictures of Hatteras look scary as hell.

[Stinky_Hooker]

Worst Ive been in was in the Wellcraft 18, I was very mad at the fish when I was younger and would regularly take it 20-25 miles out as long as it wasnt tropical storm force winds.

Once I got caught in a bad front moving offshore while coming back in. I knew it was coming but had planned the trip accordingly. Mother nature dont follow the radar models all the time though. From about 15 miles out all the way back in to Dauphin Island I was in genuine 8-10'ers. I know lots of folks overestimate waves and will say "oh it was 4-6's out there" and its really close chopped up 2-3's. I checked the offshore buoys later to confirm cause at the time I swore they were 10-12'. It was a stupid move I never made again but when I got to the dock that day I never again complained about how heavy that boat was. She handled like a much larger vessel. It was built like a tank and I miss it sometimes. It was unpleasant and exhausting handling it over that 3 hour period it took me to get home but I never thought we weren't going to make it unless the motor quit.