Does this remind anyone of nauset inlet ?

[Swimmer]

Originally Posted by piemma

Isn't that what's called the "pitch pole"?

Pitch pole occurs when a following sea or wave overtakes your boat and forces that boat bow first into the bottom of the wave. Almost happened to myself, a whitman firefighter, and the boats owner Dave Joubert fishing Porky's off of the south side of the Vineyard. Bow came out of the water just in the nick of time and we road the wave like the 23 foot Wellcraft was a Gordan & Smith long board for about a 1/4 of a mile before we could ride up over the top to safety. Scared the B-jesus out of us. The boat captain had just said watch out for any waves coming up behind us too.