The other day, while at the fuel dock, I asked the attendant what the sea conditions were and he stated, “rough, 3-6’ steep waves”. Not exactly thrilled with this news, I asked the guy next to me at the dock what he knew, and he stated “it’s very rough, I just took one over the bow and decided to come back in”. Now, I had a problem. I felt the need to rendezvous with another boater that morning, but didn’t want to risk sinking in the process. I have a seaworthy small boat and a bunch of experience at the [...]