Lesson for Donal
Hello Sailor wrote in
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On 8 Aug 2003 07:31:09 GMT, a team of surgeons from alt.sailing.asa
removed the following benign growth from Bertie the Bunyip:
The Cappys Master wrote in
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On Fri, 8 Aug 2003 00:34:34 +0100, "Donal"
wrote:
The Cappys Master wrote in message
m...
Yep, considering that a forecast of 20-25 means possible gusts of up
to 35.
25 is a challenge with no reefing points, gusts of 35 very
challenging.
Uh oh!
If you know that the forecast is for 20-25 kt winds, then why don't
you put a reef in?
Duh!
No reefing points!
35 kts sustained would be challenging for beginners like Bob, or me.
However, 20-25 kts is just damn good sailing.
As it happens, we didn't put in a reef until the wind had stayed above
32 kts (apparent) for over 5 minutes.
Bob, why don't you tell us how you put a reef in under such
circumstances???
Regards
Donal
mmm
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SSS
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