Sailing Question
 

What he said.
"DSK" wrote in message
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Julia wrote:

I have a question. How do you make a sailing boat go when the wind is
blowing sideways?

You mean, as opposed to when it's blowing up and down?


I know that when the wind is blowing from the front
the boat can't go

Actually, that isn't exactly correct.


.... But when the wind is coming from your
side what keeps the wind from blowing you sideways?

Sailboats have a thingamajig sticking down into the water, like a blade,
which goes easily through the water forwards (or backwards) but resists
moving to the side.

Go here
http://asianyachting.com/AYmasters/l23.htm
and scroll about halfway down the page.




I am interested in learning to sail a boat and want to buy my own
little one first. What would be better, a runabout or one of those
little ones with a little cabin underneath?

Small sailboats without a cabin usually aren't referred to as "runabouts."
I'd suggest something small and simple and inexpensive to start with.
There are several reasons for this, the main on being that smaller boats
are less work and more fun, also they are generally more responsive and
will teach you quickly.

Here are some other web pages with basic sailing info
http://www.andrews.com/kysc/terms.html#diagram

http://www.amya.org/sailmanual/part3.html

Some of the university sailing clubs also have great web sites with basic
sailing lessons. One of my favorites is the University of Wisconsin...

http://www.hoofersailing.org/instruction

Unfortunately my old school does not have a basic "How-To" on it's web
site

http://www.ncsailing.org/html/module...showpage&pid=7

But anyway there is so much info on sailing out there that it sometimes
surprises me that there is room on the wwweb for anything else.

Nav wrote:

A sailor knows how to use the tools at his/her disposal. Try a google
search for such elementary questions and then ask harder questions here.

Don't know the answer, eh?

Fresh Breezes- Doug King

Sailing Question
 

or won't?

Cheers

Can't answer the question can you?
"Nav" wrote in message
...

A sailor knows how to use the tools at his/her disposal. Try a google
search for such elementary questions and then ask harder questions here.

Cheers

Julia wrote:


I have a question. How do you make a sailing boat go when the wind is
blowing sideways? I know that when the wind is blowing from the front
the boat can't go and that when it is blowing from the back it will
push you through the water. But when the wind is coming from your
side what keeps the wind from blowing you sideways?

I am interested in learning to sail a boat and want to buy my own
little one first. What would be better, a runabout or one of those
little ones with a little cabin underneath?

Sailing Question... a somewhat personal
 

You said you were going to email Phil Bolger and get the full facts on
LPOS for one of his designs.


Nav wrote
Thats not what i said. I said we could email to verify my calculated LPS
after agreening terms for settling the bet.

Ahem... shall I google it up for you? In any event, you didn't... or the
answer was would have proved you wrong, and so you can't admit it...



Then you were going to email an SAYRA
official and ask him about using the CSR as a safety measure.

Yes I did that. I can tell you he didn't reply -as I suspected he
wouldn't. Perhaps I should not have mentioned your name. Why don't you
email him too -after all, you claim to know him...

I don't have to, I'll speak with him next time I see him at a regatta.





IIRC
there were a few more little 'fact checking' emails you were going to
send, and post the results.

Ah, fantasy time! You mean when I asked the master of a square righged
ship master if letting sheets go would help a square rig ship stand up
(which you said would not work)? Want me to repost his answer?

Sure, if it will make you feel better. When you are so frustrated and
befuddled by life, it would be mean of me to deny your one little
triumph...if you regard it as that.

Frankly, in the case of a square rigger being knocked down, the weight &
windage of the spars & rigging are going to have a significant effect.
Letting the sheets run might help... but it might not help that much, and it
darn sure wouldn't be a cure-all.



Something about showing up all my BS.

You're doing very nicely all by yourself.

Yep.

DSK

Sailing Question
 

From my point of view it is the samething.
"Nav" wrote in message
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or won't?

Cheers

Can't answer the question can you?
"Nav" wrote in message
...

A sailor knows how to use the tools at his/her disposal. Try a google
search for such elementary questions and then ask harder questions here.

Cheers

Julia wrote:


I have a question. How do you make a sailing boat go when the wind is
blowing sideways? I know that when the wind is blowing from the front
the boat can't go and that when it is blowing from the back it will
push you through the water. But when the wind is coming from your
side what keeps the wind from blowing you sideways?

I am interested in learning to sail a boat and want to buy my own
little one first. What would be better, a runabout or one of those
little ones with a little cabin underneath?

Sailing Question... a somewhat personal
 

DSK wrote:

You said you were going to email Phil Bolger and get the full facts on
LPOS for one of his designs.


Nav wrote
Thats not what i said. I said we could email to verify my calculated LPS
after agreening terms for settling the bet.


Ahem... shall I google it up for you?

Please do.

In any event, you didn't... or the
answer was would have proved you wrong, and so you can't admit it...


Sure, anything you want to believe. My point is still that of a
gentleman -after all, what's the point of bothering them if you won't
agree to gentlemans terms?



Then you were going to email an SAYRA
official and ask him about using the CSR as a safety measure.

Yes I did that. I can tell you he didn't reply -as I suspected he
wouldn't. Perhaps I should not have mentioned your name. Why don't you
email him too -after all, you claim to know him...


I don't have to, I'll speak with him next time I see him at a regatta.


Sure you will. But I can't help wondering why won't he confirm what you
say by email...

Cheers

Sailing Question
 

I see. Are you perhaps an advocate of the "sit on your fat behind and
let someone else do the work for you" method of education?

Cheers

The Carrolls wrote:

From my point of view it is the samething.
"Nav" wrote in message
...


or won't?

Cheers


Can't answer the question can you?
"Nav" wrote in message
...


A sailor knows how to use the tools at his/her disposal. Try a google
search for such elementary questions and then ask harder questions here.

Cheers

Julia wrote:



I have a question. How do you make a sailing boat go when the wind is
blowing sideways? I know that when the wind is blowing from the front
the boat can't go and that when it is blowing from the back it will
push you through the water. But when the wind is coming from your
side what keeps the wind from blowing you sideways?

I am interested in learning to sail a boat and want to buy my own
little one first. What would be better, a runabout or one of those
little ones with a little cabin underneath?

Sailing Question
 

Do you have a point here? Sharing a little information and adding to the
participants in our sport(or what ever you wish to call it) seems to me a
good thing. Passing on information through books, on the internet, through
conversation or such is one of the things that seperates us from lower life
forms."Nav" wrote in message
...
I see. Are you perhaps an advocate of the "sit on your fat behind and
let someone else do the work for you" method of education?

Cheers

The Carrolls wrote:

From my point of view it is the samething.
"Nav" wrote in message
...


or won't?

Cheers


Can't answer the question can you?
"Nav" wrote in message
...


A sailor knows how to use the tools at his/her disposal. Try a google
search for such elementary questions and then ask harder questions
here.

Cheers

Julia wrote:



I have a question. How do you make a sailing boat go when the wind
is
blowing sideways? I know that when the wind is blowing from the
front
the boat can't go and that when it is blowing from the back it will
push you through the water. But when the wind is coming from your
side what keeps the wind from blowing you sideways?

I am interested in learning to sail a boat and want to buy my own
little one first. What would be better, a runabout or one of those
little ones with a little cabin underneath?

Sailing Question
 

"The Carrolls" wrote in message
...
Do you have a point here? Sharing a little information and adding to the
participants in our sport(or what ever you wish to call it) seems to me a
good thing. Passing on information through books, on the internet, through
conversation or such is one of the things that seperates us from lower
life
forms.

that , and using toilet paper.

SV

Sailing Question
 

Your best bet is to go to Capt Neal's sailing for novices web page.
He is a sailor of unequaled brilliance in all things, especially those
nautical. If a mere fleck of his brilliance rubbed off on you, you'd be an
above average sailor. He is now on sabbatical, acting as a goodwill diplomat
spreading his wisdom and knowledge throughout the eastern mid Atlantic
region.



"Julia" wrote in message
m...
I have a question. How do you make a sailing boat go when the wind is
blowing sideways? I know that when the wind is blowing from the front
the boat can't go and that when it is blowing from the back it will
push you through the water. But when the wind is coming from your
side what keeps the wind from blowing you sideways?

I am interested in learning to sail a boat and want to buy my own
little one first. What would be better, a runabout or one of those
little ones with a little cabin underneath?

Sailing Question
 

"Gay Sailor" wrote
If a mere fleck of his brilliance rubbed off on you, you'd better
get to a doctor ASAP.