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windfrenzy
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 Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2000 10:32 am Post subject: MPH vs KTS |
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| Why are reports in MPH? Are we not sailors? MPH is for stinkpotters. |
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isobars
Joined: 12 Dec 1999
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| Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2000 1:10 pm Post subject: RE: MPH vs KTS |
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When the wind varies by 50% every few minutes, whats a measly 15% difference?
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artofwindsurfing
Joined: 10 Apr 2000
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2000 3:20 am Post subject: RE: MPH vs KTS |
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I dont think its a big deal, 6076 feet/NM or 5280 feet/M...just know the conversion..about 15% like mike said. Plus who knows where the sensor is? it could be off 15% anyway from where you really sail.
-Noel |
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vjwalker
Joined: 14 Jul 2000
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| Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2000 2:21 pm Post subject: RE: MPH vs KTS |
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I agree, I consider myself a sailor first and sailors talk kts not mph. When I realized that the sensors read mph I thought it to be very strange for a sport based on sailing.
Do we not use words like luft, starboard, etc.? Tradition is important! |
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joeyyyy
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| Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2000 12:39 am Post subject: RE: MPH vs KTS |
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| Well Said!! We are sailers and should keep the traditional vocabulary. |
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