Rick from Maine
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Several of us Maine C-Brats cruised Penobscot Bay for 4 days this weekend. Typical SW winds in afternoons kept the bay bumpy most days. But, Sunday morning the bay was smooth and flat like glass with no waves. Returning from Bucks Harbor to Rockland at 20 mph (occasionally at WOT for fun), I saw a phenomenon I’ve never seen before.
On the horizon there was a dark line at the sea/sky interface. This must have been about 4-5 miles away given only 4 ft height of my eyes at the helm. After about 10 minutes the dark line was more pronounced between the glass smooth water and sky. The line kept getting thicker, and I realized it must be a wave. Sure enough, about 15 minutes after first seeing the line we were in a boat wake. There were about 4 waves close together less than 1 ft high. Then no more line and flat smooth water. I’ve never seen this phenomenon before. It amazed me that the boat wake traveled for miles undisturbed by the calm waters. Kinda like that butterfly wing flapping thing I guess.
Rick from Maine
On the horizon there was a dark line at the sea/sky interface. This must have been about 4-5 miles away given only 4 ft height of my eyes at the helm. After about 10 minutes the dark line was more pronounced between the glass smooth water and sky. The line kept getting thicker, and I realized it must be a wave. Sure enough, about 15 minutes after first seeing the line we were in a boat wake. There were about 4 waves close together less than 1 ft high. Then no more line and flat smooth water. I’ve never seen this phenomenon before. It amazed me that the boat wake traveled for miles undisturbed by the calm waters. Kinda like that butterfly wing flapping thing I guess.
Rick from Maine
