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Del Carpenter · 20th February 2007, 09:13 AM

I wish everyone would always use numbers and not words to describe wind strength. "Light wind" does not mean the same thing to wave sailors as it does to board sailors. 8-10 knots is understood whether a sailor is 60kg or 100kg, on a Start or an Acid.

20th February 2007, 09:13 AM	#8
Del Carpenter Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 105	RE: Highwind / Lightwind definitions I wish everyone would always use numbers and not words to describe wind strength. "Light wind" does not mean the same thing to wave sailors as it does to board sailors. 8-10 knots is understood whether a sailor is 60kg or 100kg, on a Start or an Acid.