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Talking about wind speed with a fellow sailor last week and
why one needs an anemometer . His comment, ''there's two wind speeds, (1) not enough, and (2). too much''. If it's windy, you'll feel it. On Tuesday I hit a lull, no wind for about two hours. However, I didn't motor back to a slip like some glorified daysailor. I drifted for a while, had lunch, read, fished, eventually, as usual, the wind picked up and I sailed on. .. On Saturday, with 15-20 kts, on a broad reach I was doing 6 - 6.6 kts, 7.5 kts surfing down the waves, however my VMG was only 4.2, according to GPS. So, I changed my destination and suddenly my VMG was 6.3 kts. Whoo hoo!!! Scotty |
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![]() On Saturday, with 15-20 kts, on a broad reach I was doing 6 - 6.6 kts, 7.5 kts surfing down the waves, That's some slow boat. We did 7.5 knots sustained yesterday after popping the genny. Our VMG by GPS to Execution rocks on a broad reach was 7 knots. RB 35s5 NY |
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![]() On Oct 16, 8:57 am, "Scotty" wrote: Talking about wind speed with a fellow sailor last week and why one needs an anemometer . Ours was dead for awhile, almost left it that way. Barb calls it the "scare-o-meter". Best not to know what it's blowing sometimes... ;0) M & B www.sailinglinks.com |
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![]() "cruisin" wrote | Ours was dead for awhile, almost left it that way. Barb calls it the | "scare-o-meter". Best not to know what it's blowing sometimes... ;0) When the wind goes "wuuoouuooo" past the mast and rigging it's time to reef. When the wind goes "weeuueeuuu" it's time to anchor. When the wind goes "rrrrrrroarrrrrroarrrrrrrrroarrrrroarrrrrrr" it's time to say your prayers..... If you have ears you know when it's blowing. You don't need an instrument to do it for you. I think somebody should make a beaufort wind scale for sound. It'd be just as good as sea state and better for sheltered water. Cheers, Ellen |
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![]() "Ellen MacArthur" wrote in message reenews.ne t... "cruisin" wrote | Ours was dead for awhile, almost left it that way. Barb calls it the | "scare-o-meter". Best not to know what it's blowing sometimes... ;0) When the wind goes "wuuoouuooo" past the mast and rigging it's time to reef. When the wind goes "weeuueeuuu" it's time to anchor. When the wind goes "rrrrrrroarrrrrroarrrrrrrrroarrrrroarrrrrrr" it's time to say your prayers..... If you have ears you know when it's blowing. You don't need an instrument to do it for you. I think somebody should make a beaufort wind scale for sound. It'd be just as good as sea state and better for sheltered water. It always *sounds* windier in the marina with all the masts and rigging whistling. -- Scott Vernon Plowville Pa _/)__/)_/)_ |
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![]() "cruisin" wrote in message ups.com... On Oct 16, 8:57 am, "Scotty" wrote: Talking about wind speed with a fellow sailor last week and why one needs an anemometer . Ours was dead for awhile, almost left it that way. Barb calls it the "scare-o-meter". Best not to know what it's blowing sometimes... ;0) M & B www.sailinglinks.com Somebody commented that wind speed is good for Internet bragging, but then it's always 25% higher than reality. BTW, I just checked the buoy report, it was blowing 18 - 20 , with gusts to 26 mph, on Sunday. I * knew* it was ''windy'' ! Scotty |
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![]() On Oct 17, 1:44 am, "Scotty" wrote: "cruisin" wrote in oglegroups.com... On Oct 16, 8:57 am, "Scotty" wrote: Talking about wind speed with a fellow sailor last week and why one needs an anemometer . Ours was dead for awhile, almost left it that way. Barb calls it the "scare-o-meter". Best not to know what it's blowing sometimes... ;0) M & B www.sailinglinks.comSomebody commented that wind speed is good for Internet bragging, but then it's always 25% higher than reality. BTW, I just checked the buoy report, it was blowing 18 - 20 , with gusts to 26 mph, on Sunday. I * knew* it was ''windy'' ! Scotty Yeah, but what was it blowing on the beerfort scale? Beers falling over, or chipped teeth? M |
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