the video at higher res shows the paddle wheel speed as sustained mid 6 to 7.... and this is pounding through ~4-5fters ... Surfing is one thing ... cutting through is something else.
so ~ hull speed. I don't remember doing this before. That's the old blade from Daisy Cutter and standard #1 OD reef.
Kid was hesitant to take the helm ... but once on and being blasted by spray ... big smiles ... hey he ain't going to be 13 much longer.
At noon @ 49 degrees today that area was 6-8, 25-30. with an average depth of 23 the waves from the NW are tight spaced. RC had cancelled at 7 am.
