The Ship Report, September 18, 2024

18/09/2024 7 min

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Episode Synopsis

White caps and white horses
Today we'll talk about a specific sea state that you might see often off the downtown Astoria waterfront this time of year, and that's: white caps. Also called "white horses" in the UK.
They're the result of a specific set of circumstances involving wind and tide, and they signal choppy conditions that mariners need to know about.