Sort of - - - but don't forget that sailing upwind on a close beat, the true wind could be steady but the higher you point the more (or higher) apparent wind will be. I've seen 15 kts of true wind become close to 18kts or more as apparent wind....
Does it make a critical difference? Probably not (with the exception of racing) other than as an indicator of when you should reef. I still know people who use their face (or at least wind on their cheeks) or a wet finger as their wind instrument. No reason that won't work. Steve Weinstein S/V CAPTIVA 1997 Hunter 376, Hull #376 Sailing out of Oyster Bay, NY All outgoing mail protected by VIPRE A/V ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip McConnell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 2:17 PM Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Wind Meter > > > Steve Weinstein wrote: >> I've seen those units and they're excellent. The only thing is (if it's >> important to anyone) that they won't give you 1) wind at the masthead, >> and 2) the apparent wind. >> > > Actually, if you're on the boat, underway, isn't what you would be > measuring be the apparent wind? > > Philip McConnell > Tayana 52, USSV Gryphon > > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
