Doris/Sophie wake

rick35 · 10-17-2009, 10:30 PM

Years ago the wake from the Y boat sank my in-laws' boat at the dock. We had some rain overnight and the boat's transom was probably riding lower than usual. One minute the boat was riding at the dock and a few minutes later the boat was sitting on the bottom.

Around that same time we had a small daysailer. I was trying to sail through the markers at the north end of Mark and either the Doris or Sophie went by. They didn't slow down and the wake was enormous. I bobbed so violently I thought the mast stays were going to snap.

10-17-2009, 10:30 PM	#9
rick35 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bear Island/Merrimack Posts: 807 Thanks: 58 Thanked 203 Times in 130 Posts	Sank at the dock Years ago the wake from the Y boat sank my in-laws' boat at the dock. We had some rain overnight and the boat's transom was probably riding lower than usual. One minute the boat was riding at the dock and a few minutes later the boat was sitting on the bottom. Around that same time we had a small daysailer. I was trying to sail through the markers at the north end of Mark and either the Doris or Sophie went by. They didn't slow down and the wake was enormous. I bobbed so violently I thought the mast stays were going to snap.