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- From: ohdav@hpsgm2.sgp.hp.com (David OH)
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 00:51:52 GMT
- Subject: Re: Hot Air = Big Sails?
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- Thanks for the comments. Actually, this issue really came to a head last Feb
- when I entered a PBA event at Kuantan, Malaysia (150 North of Singapore).
- There was no wind the entire event (unseasonal for Kuantan in Feb,it usually
- blows 15-25knts daily at that time). The race officials anemometers (cup type)
- did indicate about 9-11knts but nobody was planing much (btw it was blazing
- hot!). This of course set off interminable arguments about the effect of
- heat on wind...all inconclusive of course. In the end, no races were run as
- the wind never hit the slalom minimum. The prize money was shared out (easiest
- US$1200 that I've ever made).
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- Sailing in these conditions does have its upside...falling in is actually a
- joy. (Kirk, those police boats are a very welcome sight when you are drifting
- offshore with broken gear, they patrol mainly to make sure that ships don't
- do any dumping of junk,gunk,oil etc in Singapore waters).
-
- Sukhdev "still borrowing this id" Singh
- MY3
- Hotworks, Neil Pryde
- sukhdev@hpss2.sgp.hp.com
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