oldharry
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...and its blowing F9 - 10 on Chi Bar!
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Another bank Holiday coming up.... sigh!
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Johnjo
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suggest you put in the third reef before setting off !!!!!!!
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oldharry
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Nah - one reefs quite enough for the old Prinstead winkle drudger - might even touch 4 knots off the wind with a bit of luck today.....
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VicS
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It did reach a 9 for a few minutes earlier this evening granted but the forecast is 4 to 6 tomorrow and only 3 to 5 for the rest of the weekend.
The wave height recorded at Chichester bar seems low for the wind strength. Do you think its correct or is it on the blink?
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The wave height recorded at Chichester bar seems low for the wind strength. Do you think its correct or is it on the blink?
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oldharry
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Ah well, back to the usual 2.5 kts..... and it was recording a steady 9 gusting 10 when I made the posting.
Re wave height, I think there was probably just enough west in it to gain the lee of the IOW on the bar? I was puzzled off Selsey earlier that afternoon (around 1500) that it seemed not to be kicking up the sea I would have expected for 25 - 35 kts wind over tide. I noticed the Greenwich Buoy was giving very low wave heights too - unlike Channel LV which was giving wave heights of 14+ feet at the time.
Any ideas anyone?
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Re wave height, I think there was probably just enough west in it to gain the lee of the IOW on the bar? I was puzzled off Selsey earlier that afternoon (around 1500) that it seemed not to be kicking up the sea I would have expected for 25 - 35 kts wind over tide. I noticed the Greenwich Buoy was giving very low wave heights too - unlike Channel LV which was giving wave heights of 14+ feet at the time.
Any ideas anyone?
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billmacfarlane
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Hope you went out over the weekend. I left Chi on Saturday morning and had a fine beat down to Cowes. Sunday with 20 odd knots of wind and a warm wind at that, gave me the best sail of the year. Monday from Lymington back to Chi was almost as good with 15-20 knots from SSW. All that on a weekend when I didn't nearly even leave the house on Friday night because of the conditions.
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oldharry
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Sadly no, Bill - I drew the short straw for a weekend on duty.... But it was grand out there this afternoon.
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