Are you serious?

Cheers


Maybe we were pushing ourselves to our limits. And, yes, I use mph. I never got
the feeling for knots. I only convert to knots when I look up the wind force on
the scale in my sailing book. I and my wife are totally self-taught as a
sailors, and we're proud of that fact.

EdGordonRN wrote:

And, yes, I use mph. I
never got the feeling for knots.

How did you get a feeling for wind speed in mph?


--
Wally
www.forthsailing.com
www.wally.myby.co.uk

Wally wrote:

EdGordonRN wrote:


And, yes, I use mph. I
never got the feeling for knots.


How did you get a feeling for wind speed in mph?



When he was young he stuck his head out of his fathers car and felt the
wind. Flies getting stuck to his lolling tongue may have been a bit
unpleasent for him though.


Cheers

How did you get a feeling for wind speed in mph?

All my life, I have had the weather reports on TV, and now on the web--all in
MPH

If you're going to the web and not getting the marine forecast, you're still a
beginner.


"EdGordonRN" wrote in message
...
How did you get a feeling for wind speed in mph?

All my life, I have had the weather reports on TV, and now on the web--all in
MPH

And, yes, I use mph. I never got
the feeling for knots.

Must be fun using a chart.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"No shirt, no skirt, full service"

We refuse to go sailing if the wind is 9 mph

Teh you are still beginner sailors....it is a challenge to sail in light
air...it is sometimes harder to sail in light air....get a spinnaker and
hone your skills in those less than 9 days....
--
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

Teh you are still beginner sailors....it is a challenge to sail in light
air...it is sometimes harder to sail in light air....get a spinnaker and
hone your skills in those less than 9 days...

Don't tell this to Wally! He thinks running a spin in light air is child's
play!

RB

Teh you are still beginner sailors....it is a challenge to sail in light
air...it is sometimes harder to sail in light air....get a spinnaker and
hone your skills in those less than 9 days....

Forget that. Although a spinnaker might be interesting. What kind of point of
sail can you get with a spinnaker--isn't it only for running?

EdGordonRN wrote:

Teh you are still beginner sailors....it is a challenge to sail in light
air...it is sometimes harder to sail in light air....get a spinnaker and
hone your skills in those less than 9 days....


Forget that. Although a spinnaker might be interesting. What kind of point of
sail can you get with a spinnaker--isn't it only for running?

Ed, perhaps you should have taken a lesson or two, look up asymmetric spinnakers
and see what you can find about sailing with one, definitely not for running!

Cheers
Marty