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"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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Good movie, but...
Since I'm tending more and more toward a sailboat, I have a question.
How often in your various areas is it impossible to move under sail
because it is dead calm?
Anybody care to give an estimate in terms of days/hours/season?
Ohara has said there is "no wind" in the summer on the Florida gulf
coast, but since I'm not there with a sailboat I don't how to
interpret that in a meaningful way.
Thanks.

--Vic


This is a great place to sail.
Winds most afternoons from about noon to 1800 hrs.
Besides, you'll have a small motor for those times when you'e becalmed.