MaBete's surfing that wave on a cat.

[Sand crab]

There was a post on the other forum about MaBete catching a wave and riding for quite a long way offshore in his Outremer. So, MaBete is there any truth to this. Yes' I've seen the vid of the cat surfing in OZ.

[Ma Bete]

Hi Sand crab,
Do you mean the video of my boat, Ma Bete, posted by JustCatamarans. I found videos after reading your post. These videos were taken after leaving Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and later entering St. Augustine Inlet. Then again a few days later we left for the Med and I think some of the videos are during the crossing. I will look tomorrow when I am awake.
I am not sure what your question is. Is what true? I will read other posts as wel tomorrow on the "other forum" so I can see what was said. Happy to respond to you if you clarify.
Stuart

[Sand crab]

It's post #11 in that thread.
http://www.******************/forums...deo-26553.html
My take was that you caught an (unbroken) wave and just went with it for a long ways. We used to do that in my winsurfing days. We would go way offshore and just ride one all the way in.

[Ma Bete]

It's post #11 in that thread.
http://www.******************/forums...deo-26553.html
My take was that you caught an (unbroken) wave and just went with it for a long ways. We used to do that in my winsurfing days. We would go way offshore and just ride one all the way in.

Hi Sand crab.

Don't recall speaking to the owner of an Outremer 40/43 but who knows? The words attributed to me don't sound like ones I'd use. However the boat was mine, Outremer 55 Light, Ma Bete. We were under reefed main only with NE winds in June 2009. It was the first named storm of the season and, of course we waltzed into it. We had a fun sail and coming into St. Augustine Inlet was a bit difficult due to beaking waves on the surrounding shallows and bars. The biggest problem was my inability to see the channel entry markers in the salt spray as I wear glasses which get covered with salt. My friends/crew kept giving me direction and locating the buoys. St Augustine Inlet buoys are moved frequently so it is not a straight shot in. Anyway, lots of surfing on many different waves. Not sure we were on one wave for a very long time.

Before our Atlantic crossing I put a Galerider sea anchor aboard with a heavy duty bridle and rigging made for me by my friends at Nance & Underwood. It was set up to be deployed from the stern using deck cleats and winches. Happily it was never used. I do not carry this gear aboard for local, Bahamas, or trips back and forth to NY.
Ma Bete is, compared to most cats we see, lightly loaded especiallly in the bows. Bow lockers contain only sails, spare halyards and sheets, and spare anchors (1 Spade and 1 Fortress (large)), anchor lines and some chain and fenders. Ma Bete has never come close to burying a bow and I intend to keep it that way.
Stuart
:t)