"We've got no schedule and we're sticking to it!" - Jim and Sue Corenman "It's either broken or breaking and just pretending to work." Stroll. Don't rush. "From the Tsimtsum all I had seen were dolphins. I had assumed that the Pacific, but for passing schools of fish, was a sparsely inhabited waste of water. I have learned since that cargo ships travel too quickly for fish. You are as likely to see sea life from a ship as you are to see wildlife in a forest from a car on a highway. Dolphins, very fast swimmers, play about boats and ships much like dogs chase cars: they race along until they can no longer keep up. If you want to see wildlife, it is on foot, and quietly, that you must explore a forest. It is the same with the sea. You must stroll through the Pacific at a walking pace, so to speak, to see the wealth and abundance that it holds." - Life of Pi by Yann Martel On gusts and forecasts "...Like nearly everyone involved with the race, he refused to accept the bureau's contention that yachtsmen should have understood that gusts could exceed average wind speed by 40 percent. (In fact, a survey of competitors undertaken by the CYC for the report indicated that nine in ten thought winds would be 'slightly stronger or slightly less strong than forecast.')" - The Proving Ground by G. Bruce Knecht Survival gear "The old aviation truism comes to mind: Survival gear is what you wear. Gear in the cabin is camping gear." - Kent, Sailing Anarchy forum Mini650 "Radili smo prilično dosta 2 boat testing-a sa različitim konfiguracijama jedara, kratova, balasta, pozicije opreme po brodu, kuta kolombe, etc... Ono što je bilo očito, barem kod naših brodova sa daggerboards i širokom krmom je da se nikad nije isplatilo kratiti prebrzo. Čak ako si trebao puštati jedra po refulu, onda si između refula dobio toliko na brzini i kutu u usporedbi sa drugim brodom, da je bilo več ružno za gledat. Na miniju važi "ako imaš osječaj da je brod pod kontrolom, onda ne guraš/tjeraš dovoljno". Isto važi u krmu, isto važi u orcu. Ako ti ne treba puštati randu u refulima, diži krat. Što se trima tiče, možda je to specifika našeg broda ali vredi po Čopijevim rječima i na 470 i svim širokim brodovima. Po valu jedris u orcu sa jako punim flokom. S time ima brod više snage da povuče preko vala, i barem jedan dio floka uvjek radi kad se brod miče po valu. Ako imaš plosnat flok ti fali snage a na svakom valu ti baca provu u zavjetrino. Opet, brod koji vozi sa punim flokom je bio debelo brži, po kutu i po brzini. Balasti: kada ti trebaju je razlika očita i možeš dobit i cjeli čvor brzine. Normalno jih trebaš napuniti ručnom pumpom..." - Kristian Hajnšek, u postu na nautica-portal.com web forumu |