Boynton Inlet Loggerhead DB broken up?

[deepstops]

As they say, there's a ship for every sea and sea for every ship....

10' swells are not much of an issue to me but 4-6' wind driven "chop" is just plain nasty.a

 

[fldiver1]

Yeah but here lately we have beenhaving 8-10 plus wind waves. It's been kinda nasty out there.

 

[Scubakevdm]

There was no chop at all that day, winds were from the NW. It was flat except at the beach.

 

[fldiver1]

How could it be flat "except at the beach" if they got rolled by a big wave? Are you saying it was "just big swell" and there were no wind waves to speak of? No matter really to me, BIG swell is still BIG swell! If they are close together even 3-4's can get ugly!

 

[Scubakevdm]

How could it be flat "except at the beach" if they got rolled by a big wave? Are you saying it was "just big swell" and there were no wind waves to speak of? No matter really to me, BIG swell is still BIG swell! If they are close together even 3-4's can get ugly!

Yes, it was all swell, though I didn't see any 10 footers. They weren't close either. This picture was taken about 5 minutes after they left the inlet.

 

[frogman_5]

How could it be flat "except at the beach" if they got rolled by a big wave?......

Inlets act like funnels to incoming waves. The water gets shallower, and the width gets narrower. The waves are slowed by the reduced cross section, but retain the same amount of energy they started with, so they get taller and packed closer together. Under the right conditions, 4' swells can easily produce 12' rollers in an inlet.

I remember a vacation I brought my 17' sailboat to West Palm almost 20 years ago. After going out on the Atlantic, the winds shifted to the east. Coming back through the inlet I felt like I was on a boat in a cartoon riding on the tip of a wave! It was a little scary to say the least! :11:

 

[HilaryRN71]

That is such a bummer.... I have dived with them numerous times. The Boynton Inlet is rough, and Loggerhead was a single engine.

In defense of those that say they were out in rough waves.... I've seen them call dives, I've been scheduled when they were called for rough weather. I've also seen them go out on days that were forecast somewhat high "4-6" and have had flat seas and gorgeous conditions. I'm very grateful that everyone is ok. And look forward to diving with them again soon!