float should be either lifted out of the water to a top position about the waves or it should be placed below the surface of the water and preferably on the sea floor a wind velocity sensor is provided on the platform supporting the equipment when the velocity reaches a certain value the rigid beam 44 will be locked in position so that the float is at its highest possible position this can be accomplished by using hydraulic or fluid pumps 42 as jacks and when the float 54 has reached its uppermost position the hydraulic pump will be locked in position this can be accomplished by closing off the input and the output lines such as lines 106 and 160 to the hydraulic pump 100 shown in fig3 hydraulic fluid or fluids from a source not shown can be injected into the upper side of cylinder 100 driving the piston rod 42a to its lowermost position which would drive the float to its highest position when the float reaches this position the fluid is shut off to the hydraulic or fluid pump 100 and the piston is held in this position when the storm is over so that the wave height is reduced fluid is released from the hydraulic pump 100 and the valves in lines 106 and 160 are open for normal operation one can also use the wave height to trigger the operation just described whereby the float will be raised to its highest position and locked therein means are also such that when the wind velocity reduces a preset level or the wave.