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Sitting in Vineyard sound several years ago for the Derby. Drifting the lone rock rockpile between Squibnocket and Noman's in our 22 ft Hiliner Center Console.
10' swell coming in. Up and down all day. Only one there. Tide dropped and we weren't paying attention. Wave starts breaking directly in front of us about 25 yards. Full throttle, off the top over breaking white water. Elevator dropped the backside. Nearly cracked the hull in half. Yard sale of fishing gear and bodies in the cockpit.
Very very ugly. Very scary. Had a similar experience at Sow and Pigs a few years earlier, trolling tubes in a big swell. Trying to time swells correctly and one nearly put over sideways.
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