[Paddlewise] Wind Meter

A recent issue of either "Kayaker" or "Canoe and Kayak" had a brief review
of the Kestrel wind meter and had very nice things to say about it. Maybe
having one would lend a more quantitative edge to your explanations when you
make a "no go" decision (i.e., "We were planning to go out, but the wind was
blowing a steady ___ with gusts as high as ____ .)
Since we're slightly less "scientifical" down here in Texas, we just use
weather rocks...just tie a rock to a string and hold the end of the string
at arm's length. If the string is blown at an angle of 30º or more from
vertical, we stay home! (A Canadian ballast stone probably could be
substituted in a pinch but you might run into issues converting from kph to
mph.)
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