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Put t down to lack of practice then. Â So what stops the kite used in lighter winds? Â What could have been the performance on Brindabella if things went...
I'd hide out up in the straits of Magellan till it was calm enough and pop round the island (cape horn island?), bail out for warm waters. ... From: Rob Denney...
Do you know much about the straits of Magellan? I have actually been trying to research it for a while now and can't locate a chart or anything. The US Coast...
FInding the Straits from the Western side can be a bit difficult. The Straits come into their own going West to East ... and pop round the island (cape horn...
Hi, Â I mostlyknow stuff out of reading the travel stories in the library. A good few involve either the horn or the straits. The mountains seem to efect the...
G'day, Read Slocum's book on his voyage in Spray. Can probably forget about the bare foot natives, but the rest still applies. I would not be seeking shelter...
that'sa half cousin of a harry - it only goes on one shunt ... From: fitzgeraldskhayyam <omarkhayyam@...> Subject: [harryproa] Speed Sailing Proa To:...
used to be the only way to go read a few stories which include there as part of a trip to antartica too, why not add that into the itinerary! ... From: Rob...
photo shows cabin changing gains extra 47cm of height. full sitting headroom. also cutting out entry to side storage as believe deck is strong enough should...
Can be beautiful sailing Sometime s too calm and sometimes a bit wild with thunderstorms and cyclones . Beautiful conditions once the wet sets in, but be...
Robert, Â Yeah thanks this is what I have heard. The BOM observations and forecasts are hopefull at the moment, though some days are forecast 20-30 w\nw and...
it looks like there is more wind further off shore judging from the mcclure point and wessel island observations ... From: Robert <cateran1949@...> ...
it looks like there is more wind further off shore judging from the mcclure point and wessel island observations  and just seen a day time pattern where all...
Sorry, You can't really predict too much. Some wet seasons the thuderstorms are like clockwork, about 3pm every afternoon, others are more dominated by...
-I knew some people who were blowing up weather balloons for the Wessel observations. It was part of an international scientific study on thunderstorms. They...
Thanks that's a good one about anchor hauling - wear gloves I guess. Â The Observations a very accurately showing nearly double wind speed in dark compared to...
After a while in Darwin, if you are a surfer the sight of 2.5-3m waves is too much to resist. The folklore is that crocs and stingers don't like the surf. In...
G'day, Lack of will, as much as lack of practise. A light weather kite could fly in less than 5 knots. A helium assistyed kite (not an Outleader could 'fly'...
The boat could easily dissappear off into the sunset on its own , it is a difficult boat to stop moving - light weight no displacement, draft. Can't really do...
You can go through 10L a day just drinking. It is worth having a little spray bottle to rinse the salt off the nether regions to avoid tropical sores and...
so the tides are 6 hours of fall and six hours of rise, so if too much tide wait till change and use 6 hour window? what about prawn trawlers? Doug ... From:...
Rob, I am curious why you have a preference for vacuum bagging over infusion. I know whenever I get within a foot of epoxy, it gets all over me. The infusion...
Re water (just a lurker otherwise) general rule of thumb is one gallon/person/day, say 4L/person/day. Thats a comfortable amount for drinking (hydration)...
Hi Skip, The temperature up north is a constant 30-34 C through the day, and in the buildup and wet, still 28-30C at 3am except during the thunderstorms and...
Length of tides can vary, depending on how much water has lumped up from weather conditions. Full high is the most comfortable time, full low and you can be a...
The scrim of polycore and the joints takes up a bit of resin. It may be slight leas uptake under vacuum bagging rather than infusion and less likely to get...
