-----Original Message----- From: Matt Broze <mkayaks_at_oz.net> >> >>'Bout that component of a surface ship's "wave making" which may not be >very >>evident (in deep water) as a change in vertical position of the surface: >you >>must be acquainted with the "surge" off a ship's bow which reaches an >observer >>ahead of the "main" wake. I don't think I have ever detected that surge >when >>floating in deep water near a ship passing by, but see it every time when >the >>ship passes shallow water as a slow "suck" followed by a huge "surge." You >>know what I'm talking about, Matt? I think that "surge" wave is a >different >>kind of water wave than the "bow wave" we see as massive vertical >displacement >>of the surface of the water. Let's pretend you are in deep water an a large draft vessel is near lets say a hmmmm kayak. The large vessel is traveling at maybe 20 knots. What might the kayak experience if; Approx. 200 feet from midship? Approx. 500 feet from midship? Arthur Hebert >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ >*************************************************************************** > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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