Re: The Vinland Map Find Or Fraud?

"Eric Stevens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 10:43:16 -0000, "Vaughan Sanders"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >Eric, I've been running the speed sailing for the UKWA (formerly BWA)
> >for many years now. There's only two sites in the UK, here and West
> >Kirby on the Wirral (NW England). When It was really popular we used
to
> >have people come from as far away as Germany and the Channel Islands,
> >obviously they needed some notice if an event was to be called and
where
> >it was to be held. I was on the committee that had to make the
decision,
> >take it from me the wind is no more predictable in the north than it
is
> >in the south. This refers to spring and autumn, there's no way I
would
> >put to sea in an open RIB in the depths of winter unless I had to.
> >
> >I remember once calling an event on 48 hours notice, with the beeb
and
> >everyone else guarantying a force 8 southerly. Then having to explain
to
> >Martin Ogier who had travelled from Guernsey in the Channel Islands
why
> >the Estuary was totally becalmed.
> >
> >:-)) the most accurate call I ever made was on conflicting forecasts,
I
> >decided to look in the garden and if I saw more than one Magpie I
would
> >call it. There were five in my tree, it was the fastest event we have
> >ever held.
>
> That's interesting. How many magpies per knot of breeze?
>
>
>
> Eric Stevens

8, the scientific method always pays of Eric :-))
http://www.chalkwell-windsurfing.fsnet.co.uk/contents3.html
click, 4 4 98

Btw (assuming your from Oz) if you watch the way the water rotates when
you empty your sink. It will show you why the world record was taken in
Oz on the port tack, and has only ever been taken on the starboard tack
in the northern hemisphere.

Jamie