Handling a boat in rough conditions. Don't depart an inlet at speed.

I agree with all you have said regarding when to apply power and speed etc.
The one glaring omission with all this advice is, get all the people off the bow of the boat, this moves weight aft where you want it in these conditions and also drastically reduces the risk of injury.

Cats like Freeman, World Cat, or Twin Vee are a different animal.

You need to be at speed on plane.

and Boaters, what is your first move if you lose your engine--it happens, and sometimes at the worst possible time, even a new engine, properly rigged. I once had my new outboard suck up a plastic bag--a whistle sounded and the engine shut down, right near the harbor mouth-now what....drifting into the rocks, what are your moves? Hint: this is no time to think about it for the first time.

Thanks. Helpful.

In South Africa we launch and beach from the beach, at least on the east cost.
Agree with pretty much all of what you have said, but in our case we need to look for a break in the set and try and get out quick smart.
Being square onto waves is very nb, and powering down as you get to the waves very NB. Sometimes hard to pull back on the throttles when you still have another wave or two behind, but generally always works better.
Coming back into the beach from backline can be tricky when you can't really see behind the backline, but most NB is to go fast enough. We usually wait for the end of a set and ride the back of the last or second last wave, onto the beach.
One thing you didn't mention, is "when in doubt - don't go out." For leisure boaters there is no reason to be out if the weather is too grim.

Nice, most videos are just about making fun of people, but this is helpful and has educational value.

Brilliant advice, I’ve always had open boats and gone slow and surfed inlet wave scenarios.

Need to show this to my gfs step dad lol ima drive next time 😂

Seems like slower is definitely safer when leaving an inlet headed out into the ocean, but ultimately, it seems like something you really shouldn't attempt until you've ridden with an experienced captain at least a few times to get a feel for the dynamics that inevitably are always changing.

Super helpful, thank you!

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