Funny, for me time spent sailing is all too fleeting. But I suppose if I was sailing in waters where I had 6" under my keel, the days might seem to drag...
Andy C&C 40 Peregrine Newport, RI On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 2:18 PM, Jim Watts via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > 134 years is a lot of sailing time. > > Jim Watts > Paradigm Shift > C&C 35 Mk III > Victoria, BC > > On 21 December 2015 at 10:28, Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> We always offset to show depth under the keel. For Nav purposes it is >> simple to add 6 feet but while sailing I don’t want to take that extra step >> of performing mental calculations when in skinny water. We spent 134 years >> sailing in a very shallow area where often the 0.5 was the number of feet >> under the keel. The channel entering and exiting the marina would also >> often read close to 0.0 so we would watch this closely to determine if we >> had to wait for more tide … >> >> >> >> Mike >> >> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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