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Forum: Challenges 10-08-2008, 08:52
Replies: 167
Views: 18,488
Posted By Wotname
OK, lets get pedantic here (but all in fun - no...

OK, lets get pedantic here (but all in fun - no offense meant). I saw "nothing" and made an interpretation that this meant "something". :D:devil:
Forum: Challenges 10-08-2008, 08:31
Replies: 167
Views: 18,488
Posted By Wotname
Pelagic, if I may say, you didn't read the...

Pelagic, if I may say, you didn't read the question fully and yes, you are correct, I should not have put the newbie solo at night with the boat "handcuffed". Still learning something from that...
Forum: Challenges 10-08-2008, 08:18
Replies: 167
Views: 18,488
Posted By Wotname
Morgan P, I did jump to the conclusion that the...

Morgan P, I did jump to the conclusion that the prop was engaged - sorry.

I am not saying starting the engine in itself was a bad idea although Pelagic makes valid points against starting it. It...
Forum: Challenges 10-08-2008, 08:04
Replies: 167
Views: 18,488
Posted By Wotname
OK David M, I think I have worked it out. ...

OK David M, I think I have worked it out.

All loxodromic curves are rhumb lines but not all rhumb lines are loxodromic curves. Please enlighten me if I am incorrect in my thinking here.
Forum: Challenges 10-08-2008, 07:50
Replies: 167
Views: 18,488
Posted By Wotname
Analysis

1. Don't take any information from a newbie as gospel. Take the information and give it a broad interpretation. In this instance "There is nothing wrong but the boat won't sail properly" is an...
Forum: Challenges 10-08-2008, 06:52
Replies: 167
Views: 18,488
Posted By Wotname
What Happened, Lessons Learnt.

OK to make this manageable and not too boring, I will spilt the reply into two parts - "what happened, lessons learnt" and "analysis".

Skipper looked around and couldn't see anything except the...
Forum: Challenges 09-08-2008, 06:15
Replies: 167
Views: 18,488
Posted By Wotname
Morgan P, on this particular night, this action...

Morgan P, on this particular night, this action would have got you into a rather big mess.:)
Pelagic is more on the right track, I will wait awhile to see if any more chime in before explaining what...
Forum: Challenges 09-08-2008, 01:03
Replies: 167
Views: 18,488
Posted By Wotname
Next ?

I am not sure if I should be posting a new challenge yet as we don't have a formal position on the answers to part 2 of DM's challenge; but not knowing the right thing to do as never stopped me in...
Forum: Challenges 08-08-2008, 21:22
Replies: 167
Views: 18,488
Posted By Wotname
Hmm... I thought Lodesman was correct with "rhumb...

Hmm... I thought Lodesman was correct with "rhumb line", perhaps you are looking for the more formal "loxodrome".

Pelagic, I think David M made it quite clear that the course was true in his...
Forum: Challenges 08-08-2008, 18:26
Replies: 167
Views: 18,488
Posted By Wotname
Guys, How are you planning to sail through the...

Guys,
How are you planning to sail through the ice?

David M has stipulated we have a long long time and there is no land but as there were no other exemptions, we have assume all other conditions...
Forum: Challenges 08-08-2008, 16:35
Replies: 167
Views: 18,488
Posted By Wotname
Hypothetical answer: stuck in ice (or assuming...

Hypothetical answer: stuck in ice (or assuming global warming - north pole, spinning about the boat vertical axis).
The line should be called "a line of visual spiral pollution" and probably...
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