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Subject: Re: [OM] Common language, was Cleaning Old Price Tag
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:50:06 -0700
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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