Yep, the sea can scare the #OOPS# out of the toughest of men and woman. The biggest waves i have encounterd was 13-15 meters on the norwegian coast. At least thats what they said on the radio. It was infernal, and we lost some deck-cargo. Never been so afraid in my life, yet it was incredibly exiting!
43 degrees! Thats sick!
I can only imagine what the guys on toern was thinking when they saw this wave came crashing in.
Tomas

Thanx very much, apachio and tender. My grandfather worked on this one:
Thorarinn
And:
Thorfinn
among others. About the shot, these small ships where extremly seaworthy. Still today, there are some of them left.

Ja, det bildet er bare helt vanvittig. Farfaren min fikk det i gamle dager når han jobba for Thor Dahl.
Jeg skal ut å jobbe for maersk contractors på maersk innovator eller inspirer, og GLEDER meg til uværet!
Hilsen Tomas, Sandefjord

Thanx man, yes, i have encountered such weather once, when i sailed on this one, when her name was tore hund:
Tore Hund
We had 12-15 meters of pounding waves on the norwegian coast.
Will never forget it! But man... This tiny ship, even smaller than the tore hund. When my grandfather still lived, i could not get enough stories about life on the small whalers...
Memories, hehe!
Tomas

Yeah, insane wave! Not sure about this shot as it aint mine. It is a photography of a photo. But. I figured i could upload it. Dont mind if its taken down. Have a nice weekend man!
Tomas sandefjord Norway