how far can heel

[kjcampos]

hi guys we traveled from Cape May NJ to Ocean City MD yesterday about 5 miles offshore ...weather only called for 10 - 15 knt winds and seas 3 to 5 with the winds out of the N ...i guess mother nature didn't get the memo....we have traveled in those conditions before with no problems but yesterday the winds turned on us from the E and they were blowing at 20 to 25 + knots with gusts over 30 knts and the seas turned 4 to 6 ft. + on the beam even with the stabilizers we were heeling pretty bad one wave with the wind gust heeled us 30 degrees as per our gauge as u can imagine the Admiral was pretty nervous ....my question is how far can we heel before she rolls over....we are on a 1981 56' MY...does anybody have any ideas??

[saltshaker]

Looks like you're going to be sitting in Ocean City for a while. Winds are supposed to blow ENE 25kts-35kts for the next few days.

[Walter P]

Joe,

That area can be nasty as you have already experienced. Jack is correct that you should plan to get to know Ocean City as you will be there for a while. When you decide to leave, remember that if you have only marginally good conditions it may get really sporting when you arrive at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. I have done that run quite a few times and like you have had to deal with nasty conditions. The University of Delaware monitors the sea conditions from NJ to the Chesapeake and their information is probably more accurate than most. They actually got real world conditions from folks like you and establish a data base that they shared with other boaters. If memory serves me they requested your input of conditions at your particular location (lat/lon) and would tell you what other boaters reported along your route.

BTW 30 deg is probably OK but it frequently requires a change of underwear afterwards. Be safe and enjoy the seafood at OC.

Walt

[Cricket]

Hope you're docked at Sunset Marina, not a better marina on the East Coast.

[kjcampos]

Joe,

That area can be nasty as you have already experienced. Jack is correct that you should plan to get to know Ocean City as you will be there for a while. When you decide to leave, remember that if you have only marginally good conditions it may get really sporting when you arrive at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. I have done that run quite a few times and like you have had to deal with nasty conditions. The University of Delaware monitors the sea conditions from NJ to the Chesapeake and their information is probably more accurate than most. They actually got real world conditions from folks like you and establish a data base that they shared with other boaters. If memory serves me they requested your input of conditions at your particular location (lat/lon) and would tell you what other boaters reported along your route.

BTW 30 deg is probably OK but it frequently requires a change of underwear afterwards. Be safe and enjoy the seafood at OC.

Walt

hi Walt hi Jack we don't mind sitting here for a few days the food is very good...looks like our first window is Monday ....we need to make Hampton VA which is about 100 mile ...but after yesterday the wife said Not till its a pleasure out there....lol

[Walter P]

Good decision... besides it not such a bad situation. You get to relax, meet other boaters in the same situation, relax some more, have a few drinks or coffee, relax again and so on......

Life's good

Walt

[rsmith]

In these days of automation some days sea conditions dictate that you need to steer the boat on the best angle to the waves and speed to provide comfort and safety for your boat and crew.just as a sailboater must tack back and forth sometimes you need to run a quartering heading to keep the seas off your beam. Hands. On the wheel keeps you ready for that big one that can come along and turn the boat turtle.

[jim rosenthal]

You don't "need" to be anywhere. You want to be somewhere. Having a schedule you "hate to" stick to in boating is a good way to get hurt or killed. Lay over for a while, until things like down. Ask the guy who ran the "Bounty", if you can reach him.

[SEVEN]

hi guys we traveled from Cape May NJ to Ocean City MD yesterday about 5 miles offshore ...weather only called for 10 - 15 knt winds and seas 3 to 5 with the winds out of the N ...i guess mother nature didn't get the memo....we have traveled in those conditions before with no problems but yesterday the winds turned on us from the E and they were blowing at 20 to 25 + knots with gusts over 30 knts and the seas turned 4 to 6 ft. + on the beam even with the stabilizers we were heeling pretty bad one wave with the wind gust heeled us 30 degrees as per our gauge as u can imagine the Admiral was pretty nervous ....my question is how far can we heel before she rolls over....we are on a 1981 56' MY...does anybody have any ideas??

I don't know and I never want to know. Be safe out there.

[bobk]

We plan to get underway south leaving Baltimore Yacht Club Tuesday. Here are some web sites to use to estimate waves:

https://www.windyty.com/station/OCIM....464,-75.565,9

The following one is especially good for 1-2 days out. Note wave heights are in meters!

http://www.passageweather.com/

And of course:

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/wxibay.htm

Good luck and stay safe.

Bobk