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| 3) Clouds….sneak a peak up, compare them to a permanent object,(different shapes tell different stories), like a surfski paddler sitting on a rock….get a feel for how fast the cloud is traveling. | 3) Clouds….sneak a peak up, compare them to a permanent object,(different shapes tell different stories), like a surfski paddler sitting on a rock….get a feel for how fast the cloud is traveling. | ||
| - | 4) okay, maybe four things….wave shape and pattern, 15 mph SE might have that Post Point chop, especially going over the reef right their, but if their is a little bigger mini roller under certain sets of waves or under that slop, it might be suggesting something from the distance…..so resort back to 1) | + | 4) okay, maybe four things….wave shape and pattern, 15 mph SE might have that Post Point chop, especially going over the reef right there, but if there is a little bigger mini roller under certain sets of waves or under that slop, it might be suggesting something from the distance…..so resort back to 1) |
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| * **Homemade Scales (**rough estimation - and this is ONLY provided for humor) | * **Homemade Scales (**rough estimation - and this is ONLY provided for humor) | ||
| * One crude system invented by a couple of sea kayakers [[https://dnorwell.medium.com/the-aegean-athens-to-turkey-in-a-kayak-273c378ac294|paddling from Athens to Türkiye]] | * One crude system invented by a couple of sea kayakers [[https://dnorwell.medium.com/the-aegean-athens-to-turkey-in-a-kayak-273c378ac294|paddling from Athens to Türkiye]] | ||
| - | * …stand and pee perpendicular to the wind (//Ed. note - back to the wind, NOT facing the wind//). The distance the pee travels with the wind before hitting the sand is measured and calibrated to sea state. At the peak of our stay…(//stuck on an island during high winds//) we hit 4.3 meters. (//Unfortunately the authors of this system did not provide the height of their pee launchers so we have no calibration factor for variation in this factor, and of course you would need to determine where your own boating skills land on the Beaufort Scale. Also this is just a current state estimator and in NO WAY a forecast tool for conditions that have yet to arrive//) | + | * …stand and pee perpendicular to the wind (//Ed. note - this means you stand sideways to the wind, NOT facing the wind//). The distance the pee travels with the wind before hitting the sand is measured and calibrated to sea state. At the peak of our stay…(//stuck on an island during high winds//) we hit **4.3 meters**. (//Unfortunately the authors of this system did not provide the height or angle of their pee launch so we have no calibration adjustments for variations in these factors (but let's assume the angle of launch is horizontal), and of course you would need to determine where your own boating skills land on the Beaufort Scale. If you build up a data set based on your own tests and reported winds from weather services then you could come up with your own calibrated scale. BUT obviously this is at best just a crude current state estimator and in NO WAY a forecast tool for conditions that have yet to arrive//) |
| - | * 1 meter — doable (Beaufort 2–4) | + | * ADJUST this scale for your skill level, current water temperature, availability of rescue service, etc. |
| - | * 2 meters — dangerous (Beaufort 5) | + | * 1 meter — doable (Beaufort 2–4) |
| - | * 3+ meters — don’t try it (Beaufort 6+) | + | * 2 meters — dangerous (Beaufort 5) |
| + | * 3+ meters — don’t try it (Beaufort 6+) | ||
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