So its not a sailing boat but . . . . (photo rich)

[Omatako]

These are heavy seas!!!












They're close to the coast so the water is probably a bit shallow which doesn't help.

[Stillraining]

Looks like crossing the Columbia river bar at the wrong time....not fun!

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[erps]

I predict there were fellows on that boat wishin' they were somewhere else. How do you keep coffee in your cup in weather like that?

[smackdaddy]

Holy crap oma! Where are those guys? And what kind of boat? Coastie?

[remetau]

It reminds me of being on the aircraft carrier in the arctic and from the hanger bay, watching the little destroyers and cruisers bounce around in the 30-40 ft seas.

[puddinlegs]

Originally Posted by smackdaddy

Holy crap oma! Where are those guys? And what kind of boat? Coastie?

Fishing.... Bering Sea is my guess, or somewhere else around the coast of the PNW... quite a few of similar type boats based in Seattle.

[carl762]

Awesome boat, doing something I hope to never experience. I'm a great big chicken.

[Boasun]

Experience that a few times... It does make things interesting and those interesting times you want few and far between... Unfortunately I didn't ever get that wish.

[Omatako]

Originally Posted by smackdaddy

Holy crap oma! Where are those guys? And what kind of boat? Coastie?

A fishing boat off the coast of Scotland I believe.

Looking at the pictures and the direction the boat is going in the assorted shots and making an assumption that they're taken from something solid (maybe a lighthouse), it looks to me like they were going out fishing and ran into this, turned around and hightailed it for home.