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CROSSING WAKES AND SWELLS
You will not always have flat, smooth
water to ride on. There will be swells,
wakes from other boats, etc.
The best way to cross wakes and
swells is with the least jolt to you and
the boat. Small swells are not as diffi-
cult to cross as larger swells or wakes.
Crossing a sharp wake gives more of a
jolt than a broad swell.
To cross a wake or swell, change your
speed and choose the angle at which
you cross the wake or swell. Usually, a
slower speed and “quartering” the
wake (crossing at an angle) will reduce
the jolt.
Two other things you may notice as you
ride.The first is that crossing a group of
wakes or swells is not as easy or
smooth as crossing just one wake. The
second is that when you quarter the
wake or swell the watercraft will try to
steer away from the wake or swell.
When crossing at a 45° angle, you may
not notice this, but at a smaller angle,
say10°, it can be very strong. Be pre-
pared to steer and balance as neces-
sary.
3 OPERATION
WAKE
90°
45°
10°
SHARP WAKES
BROAD SWELL
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