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And for those of you who don't know go to www.pilgrimspassages.com and find
out
about the passages Brian and his brave wife have made trough.
If any of you sail Lake Huron and Lake Superior will find out the
unpredictable weather
first hand, until then, have a shot of brandy in your quite mooring and
dream about pacific waters.
Marinated
S/V Thalia
Hamilton
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Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: lv-ab: Heaving-to ... thanks for the input
> David
> Sorry about the confusion ... we were using a furled genny ... approx a
> number 3 ... the sail has a great foam section that allows it to retain
> some shape. Yes I use Fugawi as a charting program and yes I drew the
> vectors based on ships compass, gps headings plus track ... over the 4
> hours we were in the worst of it. The Whitby 42 is a very forgiving design
> ... its has to be with me aboard.
> The staysail/reefed main would have been the correct configuration but the
> "political" situation aboard did not make that an option.
>
> wrote:
>
>> kunfoosed am i how did you measure 3.5 knots headway AND .5 knots of
>> leeway with a GPS cant imagine you were down below drawing accurate
>> vector diagrams in 20/30 knots and 2/3 mrt seas.
>>
>
> --
> Brian
> S/V Pilgrim Whitby 42 #304
>
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