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Pete B

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If you were a kid in the late 60's early 70's you more than likely had a Hot Wheels race set, Drag racing was huge and one of the biggest rivalries, Don
"The Snake" Prudhomme vs Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen.

Move forward 40 years and Offshore has the making of such a rival pair, Larry "The Anaconda" Fontecha, and Randy "Mad Dog" Schluess, in Orange Beach, Alabama, some gremlins kept the Mad dog on his leash, but it was certainly a match up made by the Offshore Gods, as the 4 to 6ft seas, gave any team that thought they had the edge a quick reality check. this match up has been talked about for season's, both known for their ability to run a single engine V-bottom to the edge.

In 2010 Team Typhoon with Schluess on the throttle, took home a World Championship crown in both Orange Beach, and followed it up with the win in Key West. Ruler of the sea, at least for 2010, with Orange Beach in the books for 2011. Three days of racing are all the stand between the championship, and spending a long winter at home preparing for the 2012 season. Along with several other teams that want to be the World Champion,
all eyes will be on Key West in 19 Days.

When the spray settles and the short days of winter make us all long for racing season to begin, let's hope some more rivalries will be made.

Good Luck my friends!


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Wow, the spots where you see Randy and Lance on the outside looks as if they are 10' in the air a couple times....:eek:


I swear I counted 4 seconds one time where Larry and Brock were flying......:D


Too bad the camera didn't last the entire race.....



Now, who knows how to do the multi screen with this one sequenced with the cameras on Typhoon?????
 
Here is the data for that weekend from the NOAA Orange Beach buoy (located about 20 miles offshore I believe). Friday's biggest was 2.0 meters exactly, which is 6.56 feet. Sunday was rougher, biggest 2.7 meters at 0600, or 8.86 feet.

Right now the buoy is broken....


#YY MM DD hh mm WVHT SwH SwP WWH WWP SwD WWD STEEPNESS APD MWD
#yr mo dy hr mn m m sec m sec - degT - sec degT
2011 10 09 08 00 2.3 0.0 MM 2.3 7.1 MM ESE STEEP 5.4 114
2011 10 09 07 00 2.4 0.0 MM 2.4 7.1 MM ESE STEEP 5.4 114
2011 10 09 06 00 2.7 0.0 MM 2.7 7.1 MM ESE VERY_STEEP 5.7 110
2011 10 09 05 00 2.6 0.0 MM 2.6 7.1 MM ESE VERY_STEEP 5.6 110
2011 10 09 00 00 1.5 0.7 7.7 1.4 6.2 ESE ESE STEEP 5.3 114
2011 10 08 14 00 2.0 MM MM MM MM MM MM STEEP 5.1 115
2011 10 08 13 00 2.0 0.9 7.7 1.7 6.7 ESE ESE STEEP 5.1 111
2011 10 08 12 00 2.2 0.0 MM 2.2 7.1 MM ESE STEEP 5.3 110
2011 10 08 10 00 2.2 0.0 MM 2.2 6.2 MM ESE VERY_STEEP 5.1 117
2011 10 08 07 00 1.6 0.0 MM 1.6 6.7 MM SE STEEP 4.5 134
2011 10 08 06 00 1.2 0.7 7.1 1.0 5.3 SE ESE AVERAGE 4.3 140
2011 10 08 04 00 1.0 0.6 7.1 0.8 6.2 SSE SE AVERAGE 4.6 155
2011 10 08 03 00 1.0 0.8 6.7 0.5 4.2 SE SE AVERAGE 5.0 131
2011 10 08 02 00 1.1 0.9 7.1 0.5 4.5 SE ESE AVERAGE 5.2 145
2011 10 08 01 00 1.1 1.0 6.7 0.4 3.7 SE ESE STEEP 5.1 131
2011 10 08 00 00 1.2 1.1 6.2 0.4 3.7 ESE ESE STEEP 5.1 123
2011 10 07 23 00 1.2 1.0 6.7 0.6 4.2 SE ESE STEEP 4.7 125
2011 10 07 21 00 1.5 0.7 7.1 1.4 5.9 ESE ESE VERY_STEEP 4.9 120
2011 10 07 18 00 2.0 0.0 MM 2.0 7.1 MM ESE STEEP 5.2 120
2011 10 07 17 00 1.9 0.0 MM 1.9 6.7 MM ESE STEEP 5.1 114
2011 10 07 16 00 2.0 0.0 MM 2.0 6.7 MM ESE STEEP 5.1 111
2011 10 07 15 00 1.9 0.0 MM 1.9 6.2 MM ESE VERY_STEEP 4.9 107
2011 10 07 14 00 1.9 0.2 9.1 1.9 6.2 ESE ESE VERY_STEEP 4.9 116
2011 10 07 13 00 1.8 0.0 MM 1.8 6.7 MM SE STEEP 4.8 127
2011 10 07 12 00 1.6 0.0 MM 1.6 5.3 MM ESE VERY_STEEP 4.6 115
2011 10 07 11 00 1.3 0.0 MM 1.3 5.0 MM ESE VERY_STEEP 4.3 112
2011 10 07 09 00 1.0 0.7 6.7 0.7 5.0 SE ESE AVERAGE 4.5 140
2011 10 07 07 00 1.0 0.8 6.2 0.5 5.0 SE SE STEEP 4.9 142
2011 10 07 05 00 1.0 0.9 5.9 0.3 3.8 SE SE STEEP 5.1 131
2011 10 07 04 00 0.9 0.8 6.7 0.4 3.7 SSE SE AVERAGE 4.9 152
2011 10 07 03 00 0.9 0.8 6.2 0.4 3.8 SE ESE STEEP 4.8 139
2011 10 07 02 00 0.9 0.8 5.9 0.4 3.6 SE ESE STEEP 4.6 130
2011 10 07 01 00 1.0 0.7 5.9 0.6 4.0 ESE ESE STEEP 4.4 121
2011 10 07 00 00 1.1 0.0 MM 1.1 5.9 MM SE STEEP 4.5 133
 
Ratickle said:
Here is the data for that weekend from the NOAA Orange Beach buoy (located about 20 miles offshore I believe). Friday's biggest was 2.0 meters exactly, which is 6.56 feet. Sunday was rougher, biggest 2.7 meters at 0600, or 8.86 feet.

Right now the buoy is broken....


#YY MM DD hh mm WVHT SwH SwP WWH WWP SwD WWD STEEPNESS APD MWD
#yr mo dy hr mn m m sec m sec - degT - sec degT
2011 10 09 08 00 2.3 0.0 MM 2.3 7.1 MM ESE STEEP 5.4 114
2011 10 09 07 00 2.4 0.0 MM 2.4 7.1 MM ESE STEEP 5.4 114
2011 10 09 06 00 2.7 0.0 MM 2.7 7.1 MM ESE VERY_STEEP 5.7 110
2011 10 09 05 00 2.6 0.0 MM 2.6 7.1 MM ESE VERY_STEEP 5.6 110
2011 10 09 00 00 1.5 0.7 7.7 1.4 6.2 ESE ESE STEEP 5.3 114
2011 10 08 14 00 2.0 MM MM MM MM MM MM STEEP 5.1 115
2011 10 08 13 00 2.0 0.9 7.7 1.7 6.7 ESE ESE STEEP 5.1 111
2011 10 08 12 00 2.2 0.0 MM 2.2 7.1 MM ESE STEEP 5.3 110
2011 10 08 10 00 2.2 0.0 MM 2.2 6.2 MM ESE VERY_STEEP 5.1 117
2011 10 08 07 00 1.6 0.0 MM 1.6 6.7 MM SE STEEP 4.5 134
2011 10 08 06 00 1.2 0.7 7.1 1.0 5.3 SE ESE AVERAGE 4.3 140
2011 10 08 04 00 1.0 0.6 7.1 0.8 6.2 SSE SE AVERAGE 4.6 155
2011 10 08 03 00 1.0 0.8 6.7 0.5 4.2 SE SE AVERAGE 5.0 131
2011 10 08 02 00 1.1 0.9 7.1 0.5 4.5 SE ESE AVERAGE 5.2 145
2011 10 08 01 00 1.1 1.0 6.7 0.4 3.7 SE ESE STEEP 5.1 131
2011 10 08 00 00 1.2 1.1 6.2 0.4 3.7 ESE ESE STEEP 5.1 123
2011 10 07 23 00 1.2 1.0 6.7 0.6 4.2 SE ESE STEEP 4.7 125
2011 10 07 21 00 1.5 0.7 7.1 1.4 5.9 ESE ESE VERY_STEEP 4.9 120
2011 10 07 18 00 2.0 0.0 MM 2.0 7.1 MM ESE STEEP 5.2 120
2011 10 07 17 00 1.9 0.0 MM 1.9 6.7 MM ESE STEEP 5.1 114
2011 10 07 16 00 2.0 0.0 MM 2.0 6.7 MM ESE STEEP 5.1 111
2011 10 07 15 00 1.9 0.0 MM 1.9 6.2 MM ESE VERY_STEEP 4.9 107
2011 10 07 14 00 1.9 0.2 9.1 1.9 6.2 ESE ESE VERY_STEEP 4.9 116
2011 10 07 13 00 1.8 0.0 MM 1.8 6.7 MM SE STEEP 4.8 127
2011 10 07 12 00 1.6 0.0 MM 1.6 5.3 MM ESE VERY_STEEP 4.6 115
2011 10 07 11 00 1.3 0.0 MM 1.3 5.0 MM ESE VERY_STEEP 4.3 112
2011 10 07 09 00 1.0 0.7 6.7 0.7 5.0 SE ESE AVERAGE 4.5 140
2011 10 07 07 00 1.0 0.8 6.2 0.5 5.0 SE SE STEEP 4.9 142
2011 10 07 05 00 1.0 0.9 5.9 0.3 3.8 SE SE STEEP 5.1 131
2011 10 07 04 00 0.9 0.8 6.7 0.4 3.7 SSE SE AVERAGE 4.9 152
2011 10 07 03 00 0.9 0.8 6.2 0.4 3.8 SE ESE STEEP 4.8 139
2011 10 07 02 00 0.9 0.8 5.9 0.4 3.6 SE ESE STEEP 4.6 130
2011 10 07 01 00 1.0 0.7 5.9 0.6 4.0 ESE ESE STEEP 4.4 121
2011 10 07 00 00 1.1 0.0 MM 1.1 5.9 MM SE STEEP 4.5 133
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OK, so the water does not build up higher at shore ????

this is 20 miles out, we where 300-1000 yards out ! just sayin

if a 8 foot high boat completley dissapears in between 2 waves .. i guess the wave has to be 8+ feet ?? NO ?? :confused:

anyhow.. trusst me .. i been in 8-10's before in my live .. this was 8-10's !!:party:
and it was fun !
 
MOBILEMERCMAN said:
What ever.

I guess you must be sitting in your boat. That way everything looks bigger.:bump:
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MMUUUUUAHHHHHAHAHAHA :driving:


are u saying my boat is small....:D:willy_nilly::USA::leaving:

ok, 29 foot SVL on top of a wave... maybe im mistaken.. but it shure looks like 10 feet if u ask anybody else !!!!????
 

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:banghead: No, I didn't say your boat was small.

When the weather service calls for 4-6 SEAS it is telling you most of them are 4-6'. There will be bigger ones and smaller ones. The term SEAS does not tell you what the biggest will be or how big they may be near shore.

If you said you saw a few 6's and a 10's OK, To call it 6 to 10 foot seas is not accurate. Details...:smash:
 
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Sorry Pete, Back on topic.

Nice narrative. I wish I could duel it out with them too. You never really know what the future will bring.

The only thing more fun then battling with an equal adversary is battling with a bunch of them.
 
Jim sure wish you coulda made this race, would have been fun battling it out with you in rough water, sure wish our ballast tank would have held together... We were neck and neck the entire race till we broke, once we flew off a wave in the back stretch and it kicked us to the left, Larry was right there, I honestly thought we were gonna land on them, what a fun race.! New found respect for Randy and Larry ,it takes a lot of skill to run in that stuff, and a few loose screws !!! Hahaha
 
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