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Vic Smith

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On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:21:58 -0500, wrote:

On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:20:53 -0500, Vic Smith wrote:

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

In coastal areas, "dead calm" is relatively rare. Just the sun's heat,
and the differences between water and land, will provide a daily offshore/
onshore breeze. However, the difference between a breeze and wind,
between ghosting and burying a rail, is often the difference between
boredom and fun. I would interpret O'Hara's comment as sailing the
Florida Gulf Coast in summer as not being fun, not that there isn't
enough wind to move.

Makes sense. Lucky I'm not easily bored on the water, but I can see
how my patience might be tested.

--Vic

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