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6 miles total - (3 out + 3 in) = 0
Since he's using a road map, instead of a chart, we can safely call the distance an aprox. rather than an absolute. RB |
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Bobsprit wrote:
How far did he travel from his mooring before he trimmed for the beat? We don't know, nor do we know the amount of weather helm he experienced, nor do we know how many times he was hit by a gust and fell off for a moment. Kinda changes things. 6 miles total - (3 out + 3 in) = 0 How much weather helm is he likely to get when beating in an 11mph wind? -- Wally www.forthsailing.com www.wally.myby.co.uk |
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How much weather helm is he likely to get when beating in an 11mph wind?
I said "gusts" could also force him to fall off and it can easily happen when he's not focusing or just messing with the course. Wally, you're just wrong to suggest that you can define his course from data given. RB |
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Edgar's winning this one, folks. He's sailing and enjoying himself. He and
his wife have a system that works and he could care less about any traditional elements because he's having fun and learning in the process. Thanks, Bob. But there is one thing that makes us really traditional: we have no motor. It limits the harbors and marinas we can use, but we never want to put a motor on our boat. |
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Wally wrote:
So, if the wind drops below 9mph, you'll be paddling? Becalmed? Eaten by seagulls? I think he's counting on being swept up in the Rapture. DSK |
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Bobsprit wrote:
I've already stated that my boat is on the hard, What??!!!!! Bwahahahaha! Like Scotty Potti??? Oh my! Are you suffering from memory failure? I said this ages ago. I'm crewing on the Sonata to get on the water and learn with an experienced skipper. Been sailing twice a week since March. No race last Sunday, so we went for a cruise; racing this evening and this Sat/Sun. -- Wally www.forthsailing.com www.wally.myby.co.uk |
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I think you are missing something. If you are beating against a
southerly wind, then you're heading either SE or SW. If you then turn 180, you'll be on a broad reach heading either NE or NW. True. But the plain fact is that there are a lot of things on boats that have no counterpart in everyday life. If you want to talk about them, then you need to know the right word(s). If my wife turned to me in the boat and said "harden up" I'm afraid my only reply would have to be: "Right here? Right now?" So, why don't you tell me what it means? I have a feeling it has something to do with sheeting in the main or jib to keep them from luffing, but I honestly don't know, and as you can see, it means so much to me. |
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EdGordonRN wrote:
Thanks, Bob. But there is one thing that makes us really traditional: we have no motor. It limits the harbors and marinas we can use, but we never want to put a motor on our boat. So, if the wind drops below 9mph, you'll be paddling? Becalmed? Eaten by seagulls? -- Wally www.forthsailing.com www.wally.myby.co.uk |
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Good for you! You're not a fraud. Do what works for you and sail safe. THAT'S
sailing! RB So, Bob, what kind of boat do you sail? |
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Bobsprit wrote:
How much weather helm is he likely to get when beating in an 11mph wind? I said "gusts" could also force him to fall off and it can easily happen when he's not focusing or just messing with the course. Wally, you're just wrong to suggest that you can define his course from data given. He seemed to think it was okay - 6 miles total, a 3 mile beat outward, and "of course" a 3 mile run home. He's clearly done 6-3=3. He didn't say it was gusty, he didn't say he faffed about at the start before getting trimmed. Why are you adding in factors that he hasn't mentioned? How much weather helm would he have got if he was on a beat for 3 miles and then got home on a 3 mile run? -- Wally www.forthsailing.com www.wally.myby.co.uk |
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