Crossing a wake

Get fairly CLOSE to the ship, where his wake isn't all that bad.

Bear in mind that the ship is in a deep water channel. As long as YOU are in that deep water as well, you should be good. Get caught in the shallows by his breaking wake and it will get exciting.
 
I carry a drouge/ para anchor even though I haven't done much off shore cruising and I'm not sure I ever will with the current boat. I believe the motto "always be prepared".
Bill
 
I have yet to see a wake from a ship that caused me concern. Big tugs in Baltimore's harbor run at "max-wake" speed and I can deal with those (slow down, ride 'em). I've seen GIGANTIC wakes off Florida from GIGANTIC ships, but in deep water they're just rollers. In the Chesapeake, there are speed restrictions on ships (and the ships aren't as big as off Florida). The wakes that annoy me are usually by other recreational boaters that either don't know what they're doing or don't care.
 
The biggest wakes I have seen in the Chespeake have been from the large yachts running just above their hull speed. I stuffed my bow into the side of one of them and got a huge wall of water into the boat. The wakes at the mouth of the Severn River are much worse than anything I have ever seen out in the bay.

Mike
 
"The wakes that annoy me are usually by other recreational boaters that either don't know what they're doing or don't care."

Bingo!

Sometimes I think they do it on purpose "Hey hold my martini and watch me swamp that POOR redneck!!"
 
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Originally posted by stmbtwle

"The wakes that annoy me are usually by other recreational boaters that either don't know what they're doing or don't care."

Bingo!

Sometimes I think they do it on purpose "Hey hold my martini and watch me swamp that POOR redneck!!"

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That's Wolf Trap light, water in that area is almost always rough with small breakers or large swell due to water depth, We stay on the outside in the deeper water 20-30' get close to the light and the ride sucks . You can go to the inside of it also but makes for a longer ride . I to have no seen a 6' wake from a ship on the bay, Most of the big wakes I've seen are from boats digging the stern in with owners thinking it looks cool...And I take them on an angle at hull speed ..
 
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