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Subject: RE: [world-cruising] How To Determine If Yacht is Blue Water Worthy
From: John Titterton (jt@XXX.XXX)
Date: Wed Jan 22 2003 - 16:27:18 EST
Try the east coast of South Africa in winter - same story regarding the
continental shelf but you also have the Agulhas current against the
wind, running at up to 5 knots, producing freak waves up to about 20
metres (60 foot) in height. To sail these waters from Durban to East
London (or the other way round) requires a skipper able to read the
weather well and know how and when to sail. There are no ports between
the two cities and nowhere to shelter. Many a yacht and crew have been
lost, never mind the ships each year.
John Titterton
Cape Town
-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Ouvry [mailto:ranch.flamingo@XXX.XXX]
Sent: 22 January 2003 22:22
To: world-cruising@XXX.XXX
Subject: Re: [world-cruising] How To Determine If Yacht is Blue Water
Worthy
<snip>
I have been musing a little with Dr Sheldon Bacon at the Institute of
Oceanography at Southampton, Professor Patrick Holmes of Imperial
College, London, and Peter Bruce who has written several new editions of
Adlard Coles's Heavy Weather Sailing on the subject of rogue waves as
caused by abnormal weather conditions in regions where the depth of
water changes rapidly.
<snip>
I would appreciate any comments on the regions of the oceans to be
avoided because of these conditions.
Happy sailing to all.
Philip Ouvry
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