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Subject: RE: [OM] Common language, was Cleaning Old Price Tag
From: "Daniel" <danrich@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 20:12:17 -1000
The only time I get Rock fever here in Maui is when I see a picture of
it from space and I panic realizing I'm a speck in the sea.
Dan

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Subject: Re: [OM] Common language, was Cleaning Old Price Tag

If you every do something like that, pay attention to the prevailing 
wind and weather. Talk to people who know. For example, going to Hawaii 
from Calif. is very pleasant, at least on a self powered vessel. You 
travel with the wind, so the relative wind speed is low and the weather 
seems pleasant and balmy. Going the other way, the ship's speed adds to 
the wind speed, making the voyage windy and cold. A huge difference. 
When the Lurline still cruised regularly to Hawaii, most people took the

ship going and flew back.

On a sailing vessel, it's more complex. Running directly downwind can be

sort of wallowy and unsettling. A long trip directly into the trade 
winds could be quite difficult for anyone who doesn't enjoy pounding 
along into the wind all the time. A leg that crosses the trades at a 
broad angle would likely be pretty nice. Another thing about long sea 
voyages is that there is a lot more water out there than you might ever 
imagine. I traveled by ship from SF to Japan and back a long time ago. 
Damn, that's a big ocean! It just went on forever. We were traveling at 
something like 25-27 mph, 24 hours a day and there was nothing but 
water, water everywhere for 10 days.

Moose

RickM wrote:

>i really want to do one of the legs on her at some point...
>almost booked for a hawaii to tahiti leg (or vice versa) a year or so
back,
>and regret that i didn't...  
>




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