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J64TWB
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isobars
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Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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It's physically impossible to sail at the true North Pole. Every direction from the Pole is south, the wind AT the Pole is thus always out of the south, and we can't sail directly upwind. We're stuck there. We'd have to swim south ... i.e., any direction ... a few feet first.
This presents an interesting (or not) dilemma. Say we're near the Pole on a reach towards the pole. As we cross it, WTF happens? Do we hit a headwind (see previous paragraph).
Maybe a planing tack would solve the problem. |
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J64TWB
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Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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Definitely Fu#ked. Groundhog day. |
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keycocker
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Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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It is impossible to sail at any single point on earth. You would always be sailing away from that point.
You can sail toward or away from a point. |
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MalibuGuru
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Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:14 pm Post subject: Re: Windsurfing at the North Pole |
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Have you not been watching all the news reports about the increase in ice, both N and S? They just had to rescue a ship from the ice in the Antarctic because it got frozen in place. Now this would not be odd, except that it is the middle of summer down there.
Also the quickest growth of ice in history in the Northern hemisphere FYI. |
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mac
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Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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Have you not paid any attention to the response I gave you for your simplistic misunderstanding? Pay attention! |
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MalibuGuru
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mac
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Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 1:18 am Post subject: |
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Weather, Bard. Have you always had trouble paying attention? |
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MalibuGuru
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Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:37 am Post subject: |
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mac wrote: | Weather, Bard. Have you always had trouble paying attention? |
When the "weather" is cold just about everywhere on the planet I take notice to the trend. |
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coboardhead
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