A piece of weather advice that's always proven true is "All weather is local."
Regardless of what the weather is at one place, a few miles away the wind can be
stronger or weaker. What one person gets as a gust, may hold for a longer
period just around the corner. Many is the time I've had strong winds, 25+
outside the harbor, while those inside said it was flat.

In Scotty's case, estimating 25 when it was 18 to 22 with gusts to 25 isn't too
bad. Especially when you consider there could have been a current of 2 to 3
knots that could effectively increase the apparent wind.



"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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A reduction of a litle over 25% Now tell us of what the hell value that
figure is to a sailor?


Thom, Scotty lied, then claimed he only lied "a wee bit." 25% is NOT a wee
bit.
He's busted and you really should stop defending him. It's embarassing!

RB