Or you could just dip an Elvis impersonator in the water. BRC Quoting Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>: > On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 6:25 AM, James <jimtibensky_at_fastmail.fm> wrote: > >> >> And have you ever seen what a little bit of oil can do to waves? > > > Oil is such an effective modifier to waves - even large waves - that it was > common practice for sailors to leak oil from bags tied to the stern when > lying hove-to in storms. This was considered to be a survival tactic and > was discussed in sailing literature as recently as the 1980s. It's probably > now considered old-fashioned by the sailing elite with new technology but I > expect that it's still used even now by small boat sailors. > > Craig Jungers > Moses Lake, WA > www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jul 29 2009 - 08:30:46 PDT
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