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tomg
Joined: 10 Apr 2000 Posts: 294
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Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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Gee sorry I missed all that "fun".
Actually I think of "nukin" as below Force 7; it's the scary but good stuff, yer basic 4.0 to 4.5 range. What you had was a full on crazy-blow. Glad to hear nobody got seriously hurt, or snapped a mast, or appendage (like a twig).
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koogzah
Joined: 06 Jul 2005 Posts: 530 Location: right here
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 12:25 am Post subject: |
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tomg wrote: | What you had was a full on crazy-blow. |
Huh... "Full on crazy-blow" just does not really work for me. Neither does "nukin". That seems kind of dated. I'm liking the Beaufort Scale.
But to fully capture the range of conditions on the Bay I think we may need to add a level to the scale below Force 1. I say we name it "Berkeley". |
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SPQR
Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 274
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 1:43 am Post subject: |
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Nice one Koogzah! |
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koogzah
Joined: 06 Jul 2005 Posts: 530 Location: right here
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 1:49 am Post subject: |
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A day to honor the British naval officer, Sir Francis Beaufort, who in 1806 devised a scale of wind force from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane) that was based on observation, not requiring any special instruments. The scale was adopted for international use in 1874 and has since been enlarged and refined.
Beaufort was born at Flower Hill, Meath, Ireland, on May 7, 1774 and died at Brighton, England, Dec 17, 1857. He never spoke or wrote the phrase "full on crazy blow". |
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cgoudie1
Joined: 10 Apr 2006 Posts: 2599 Location: Killer Sturgeon Cove
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 4:11 am Post subject: |
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Dated, but not forgotten.
Nukin: Blown off the water in sub 3.0 conditions (39 to 46 is getting pretty close to Nukin.) If it's 50, there's no doubt.
4.0 to 4.5: Just another day of good conditions
I think I might have experienced 'full on crazy-blow" but that was back in the 70s.
-Craig
tomg wrote: | Gee sorry I missed all that "fun".
Actually I think of "nukin" as below Force 7; it's the scary but good stuff, yer basic 4.0 to 4.5 range. What you had was a full on crazy-blow. Glad to hear nobody got seriously hurt, or snapped a mast, or appendage (like a twig).
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boggsman1
Joined: 24 Jun 2002 Posts: 9134 Location: at a computer
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Posted: Wed May 08, 2013 10:50 am Post subject: |
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While we're on the subject , can somebody clarify the following: Sometimes at Crissy in 4.0-4.5 conditions , some of the rad dudes come off the water saying "man , its really blowing like stink " . Can we get the origins of such a saying? |
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spennie
Joined: 13 Oct 1995 Posts: 975 Location: Thousand Oaks, CA
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Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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Nicer way of saying "s**t", maybe? _________________ Spennie the Wind Junkie
www.WindJunkie.net |
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koogzah
Joined: 06 Jul 2005 Posts: 530 Location: right here
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Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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Force 6 for the late shift at TI today. |
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VinceSF
Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 249 Location: Maui, HI
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Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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fitting that his name in French means "goodlooking-Strong"
don't we all want this last name?
Vince |
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gregnw44
Joined: 23 Jul 2008 Posts: 783 Location: Seattle, Wa
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Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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koogzah wrote: | "Twigs and small branches broken. Difficult to Walk."
I like that. But, technically, what is the difference between a "twig" and a "small branch"? |
LOL... great thread... good info !!
Well... I'd say, a "twig" is so small and fragile, that even a kid couldn't use it to climb a tree.
But a kid could use a "small branch", as he was climbing a tree.
However, a full sized adult better not use a "small branch" while tree climbing... or you risk severely shortening your windsurf season
Greg -
PS - From a guy that used to love climbing trees, LOL |
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