To: mnehring
“The little racing vessel was dead in the water, as any experienced seaman can see.
What’s that white wake coming out of the back of the Ady?”
How much time you spent at sea?
81 posted on
02/16/2010 9:50:39 AM PST by
at bay
(My father was born with 28 ounces of flesh in 1924 then went on to become Mr. (Glenn) Holland.)
To: at bay
VESSELS THAT ARE SITTING STILL DON’T PRODUCE MOTION WAKES.
84 posted on
02/16/2010 9:52:01 AM PST by
Darksheare
(Tar is cheap, and feathers are plentiful.)
To: at bay
That rooster tail from the center?
THAT is produced by the racing vessel’s prop.
86 posted on
02/16/2010 9:52:59 AM PST by
Darksheare
(Tar is cheap, and feathers are plentiful.)
To: at bay
What’s that white wake coming out of the back of the Ady?”
How much time you spent at sea?
Why, don’t you know?
92 posted on
02/16/2010 9:57:55 AM PST by
Boiler Plate
("Why be difficult, when with just a little more work, you can be impossible" Mom)
To: at bay
How much time you spent at sea? Quite a lot, I have a 26' Savannah Cat and a vacation home on the gulf coast. I know exactly what an accelerating wake looks like- specifically the split you see here is textbook of a Kelvin wake pattern (the V you see which indicates acceleration).
93 posted on
02/16/2010 9:58:50 AM PST by
mnehring
To: at bay
I haven’t spent a day at sea but I can tell that vessel was under power and in motion - not drifting helplessly.
452 posted on
02/09/2011 1:53:55 PM PST by
FortWorthPatriot
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