Hey Tony, you're right about da person behind....

None of our posse did go, we didn't even try to. We ended up helping crashed boats and launching others.
Respect for you single-handed boats (without a jib !) to go out there.
A lot of boats with hulls like the FX-One (flat bottom) had problems with not being able to pierce through the waves. The old boats like the HC16 and HC18 had more chances.

The trick KennethFS used, is the trick everbody needed, to get through the surf unharmed. Just sail parallel to a wave and than with speed go through it.

A lot of sailors made the mistake to try to lower their rudders (even on lee-side!) between the waves.

Regarding the distance. I wonder where the 53 Nm comes from.... It's maybe an option to start from Walibi Flevo