[Paddlewise] ship wakes and such

Duane writes:

"I've let a ship pass as close as 100 yards.  I never found the wakes of
ships 
to be any worse that a swell and never bothered to try to surf them.  Maybe 
someday I'll surf a bow wave like the dolphins do--just kidding!"


I once tried surfing the propwash-stern wake of a tugboat  pushing a heavy
barge, but cant say it was much fun.  The waves were certainly tall enough,
but they seemed not to be going anywhere so I just toppled off of them or
kind of broached without getting much of a ride.  At least directly behind
the tug I know I am not going to get run over!  There's not much else to
surf on windless days on the Hudson.

Anyone else tried to surf tugboat propwash?

--Karl Coplan


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