8 replies to this topic

[blackjenner]

S/V Bella Star, a Hans Christian 33, surfing waves in Bahia del Sol.

Yee Haaaa, indeed.

[FastBottoms]

I seriously doubt it.

[kimbottles]

I seriously doubt it.

I have surfed in an 120,000 pound boat, so I suspect a HC-33 can surf.

It only takes BIG waves and a hell of a lot of wind.

(We had 25 foot waves and 50 knots, gusting 70......don't want to ever do that again!!)

[Bob Perry]

I'm not sure it counts if you sails are down.

[Soñadora]

clearly in that second pic, the waves about the break and the HC is going for the tube.

either that or someone is being funny with the camera angle

[tikipete]

Way cool!

Bucket list entry- visit cloud forest.

[narecet]

clearly in that second pic, the waves about the break and the HC is going for the tube.

either that or someone is being funny with the camera angle

Camera angle adds considerable drama. Very effective:

[slap]

I'm not sure it counts if you sails are down.

Wonder how big of an outboard it would take to get it into the 4th mode.

[WarBird]

Kinda hard on the steering gear. When you get up to surfing speeds you have to be very quick on the helm to avoid broaching. That steering gear, chains, cable, quadrants, rudder shaft, etc. is getting double or triple work out. Every bit of rocking port or starboard changes which way the boat wants to go and a rapid correction is needed to prevent a broach. In the big waves, you also get a fair amount of over revving on the engine.