"Waldo" wrote in message
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"Wilbur Hubbard" wrote in message
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Can't really figure out the reason for that 90 degree sharp turn. Duh!
Somebody tell Skippy that he'll arrive more quickly if he angles over to
the inlet. Pretty dumb traveling two legs of a triangle when one leg will
do the job faster and better.


Wilbur Hubbard


Duh! It's called tacking or maybe adjusting your course to accommodate sea
conditions. Easy for you to judge other's seamanship with your keel firmly
planted in the sand for months or years at a time. Eh Captain Neal. And
lest not forget you cannot go out of the transmitter range of your ankle
bracelet.



You know nothing about sailing.

The wind was from the east. It follows, then, that Skippy was reaching while
headed north.

There is a northerly set to the current in the Gulf Stream which would tend
to skew the east wind-driven seas somewhat so they have a slant towards the
south west.

If Skippy had angled towards the inlet instead of squaring it off like a
newbie rube, the Flying Pig would have experienced nice broad-reaching winds
and the fastest point of sail. The seas would have been somewhat on the
starboard quarter - also not an uncomfortable direction under a press of
sail which keeps rolling to a minimum.

Now, run along, you bother me . . . Come back when you become informed.


Wilbur Hubbard