[Rhodes22-list] Nautical term 'surfing'

[Andrew Collins]

Michael

I actually liked Bernoulli in school, it always came out OK at the end!

Thanks for the hint, it could be argued that surfing down a wave would
technically be the beginning of coming onto plane, except that planing is
the condition where the hull rises out of the trough created by the bow
wave, and I just do not know if sailboats going down swells actually do that
when they exceed hull speed. I suspect they just gather speed as gravity
pulls them down. I.

All the BS aside, that zig zag manoeuver was hell of a lot of fun.

Andrew

On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 5:51 PM, Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>wrote:

> Andrew,
>
> Funny thing, surfing.  It would appear that it was invented by those who
> were involved in the Internet.  I guess they never heard the Beach Boys and
> their music.  Ah, it must be another Al Gore invention!
>
> Next please explain how boats "plane" (although sails are actually very
> similar to wings) while and aircraft "sail".  While you are at it, don't
> forget about Mr. Bernoulli.
>
> I vote "yes", don't care, and the points don't count anyway (according to
> Drew Carey)!!
>
> Mike
> s/v Shanghai'd Summer ('81)
> Nissequogue River, NY
>
> From: "Andrew Collins" <sailingvesselcarmen at gmail.com>Sent: Wednesday,
> October 08, 2008 5:41 PM
>  > Who out there believes 'surfing' to be a nautical term?
> >
> > Sailboats will surf down the face of a swell, so that sounds nautical.
> > Let's
> > see :*Nautical* - Having to do with boats, ships, or sailing
> >
> > I vote yes. Is anyone out there who cares? Please vote.
> >
> > Andrew
> > sv Carmen
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