[Paddlewise] Revised Beaufort Wind Scale

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Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 21:13:17 -0700
From: Rex Roberton <rexrob_at_mac.com>
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Bad advice on paddle float rescue (Matt Broze
are you out there?)

<snip>
Side note: The cool thing about a 50 knot wind is seeing a gust rip
across
the surface and lift the water up and rain it down.
<snip>

Is that from an observation area or first hand from the cockpit?

Revised Beaufort Wind Scale - Open Sea

No.  0  -  0 mph, Calm; Paddlers out with their pets sticking out of
hatches.
No.  1  -  1-3 mph, Light air; Paddlers struggling with paddle float
rescues.
No.  2  -  4-6 mph, Light breeze; New paddlers reporting 6-foot waves.
No.  3  -  7-11 mph, Gentle breeze; Most NA paddlers dropping their
rudders.
No.  4  -  12-16 mph, Mod. breeze; SOT paddlers SOL
No.  5  -  17-21 mph, Fresh breeze; S&M paddlers just heading out.
No.  6  -  22-28 mph, Strong breeze; Proficiency paddler trying to
remember
difference between mph, knots, and km/h -- and their limit.
No.  7  -  29-35 mph, Mod. gale; High aspect ratio paddle paddlers
giving finger to
low aspect ratio paddler paddlers. Peter seen giving everyone the
finger.
No.  8  -  36-43 mph, Gale; Self-rescue skills quickly becoming
irrelevant.
Limbs seen being dismembering during PF resues using arm under deck line
holds.
Klepper owners seen running before gale happily sipping tea from their
flasks.
No.  9  -  44-51 mph, Strong gale; PW members with Bipolar disorders
thinking
about heading in. Rex seen singing "spume drops keep falling on my
head".
No. 10 -  52+ mph, Insane; Harvey Golden seen spinning through air in 30
lb.
skin boat performing Inuit air barrel-rolls.

doug 8-)









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