How does the boat handle in heavy seas?
We have run in conditions ranging to 6-8′ on the nose and on the beam. The stabilizers do a great job; do not be without them. Even with them, we did roll a lot once in Long Island Sound out by the Race when we got 6-8′ of square green water on the beam when max tidal current opposed unforecasted 25kt winds creating that awful short steep chop we all hate. Otherwise she’s really steady. We’ve run comfortably in 5-7′ beam seas with a 12 second period. In a head sea the pitching is not a distraction. We’ve never gotten green water onto the bow. She is particularly dry on the bridge – I can only think of one wind-assisted splash finding us there. In our Grand Banks 46 we were well practiced in ducking! I think the immense weight of the Selene gives her strong shoulders and she just chugs ahead shrugging most of the weather aside.
