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whitevan01
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isobars
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| Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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| whitevan01 wrote: | Earliest I have gotten planing in light wind is 7:02 AM.
Aren't I funny? |
Yes ... but even more important ... it's more accurate. Unless backed up by a carefully calibrated ambient wind speed sensor within a few feet of one's sail, these "light wind" estimates are simply guesses. |
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U2U2U2
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| Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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| whitevan01 wrote: | | That was 7:02 AM EDT |
But was it
COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME, UTC, ATOMIC CLOCK COMBINED WITH THE EATHS ROTATION
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boardsurfr
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| Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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| whitevan01 wrote: | Earliest I have gotten planing in light wind is 7:02 AM.
Aren't I funny? |
Yes, very funny.
Now, seriously: how about 0:28 AM local time?
For those interested in accurate data: that was Sunday, April 15 2012, in Avon, NC. Went on to sail 270 km that day. 8.5 m sail, Exocet Warp 71 (117 l), local iWindsurf meter showed averages of 15 mph. With more light, I can plane on this gear in a mile or two less wind. Rarely use the 8.5 anymore now, longboards with smaller sails are more fun in 10-15. Light wind freestyle with even smaller sails is also more fun in 3-15 mph. |
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paulf.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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when the windfest used to be at kalmus i watched 100kg dunkerbeck yank an old school(long and narrow) slalom board of about 100l(and 9 lbs.) onto a plane in no more than 12mph with a 7.8. sailed out to the jetty and back and declared
that there was not enough wind to sail. |
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flaherty
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| Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Paul, that reminds me when at the windfest, maybe the same one, I saw Josh Stone , jump over the middle little jetty, when it was there. It was only blowing about 15 mph , he bet some other pro, supper,he could do it. He not only did it, but turned the board around , in mid air and landed backward. Quite amazing ! |
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U2U2U2
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 9:44 am Post subject: |
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| paulf. wrote: | when the windfest used to be at kalmus i watched 100kg dunkerbeck yank an old school(long and narrow) slalom board of about 100l(and 9 lbs.) onto a plane in no more than 12mph with a 7.8. sailed out to the jetty and back and declared
that there was not enough wind to sail. |
With someone of his ability and talent this is within the bounds of reasonable light wind planing.
The 9 lb board is very light .
For whatever reason this light wind debate is a subject on a lot of threads
Some of the responses are hilarious
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whitevan01
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 10:41 am Post subject: |
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What's really interesting to me, is that according to the title of this thread, it is about "planning", not "planing".
So, the earliest I have planned to plane is during at least a week or more of non-planing winds. |
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joethewindsufa
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| Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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well, i "planned" to plane, but it never "panned" out
seems we ALL have issue spelling that one
butt knows what we wants  |
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