Beaufort scale

[Trevlyns]

Discussion thread for Beaufort scale (http://www.boatdesign.net/wiki/Beaufort scale). If you would like to add a comment, click the New Reply button

[Bergalia]

The article suggests that the scale - in use for at least the past seven decades is as much a sailing 'universal' reference as are Latin tags for botanists. While not deliberately designed to 'mystify' the 'outsider' it stems from the days before the more modern instruments and can in an emergency give a rough guide as to the wind force.
The Beaufort is as much a part of sailing history as are 'Nomps; ems and ens" a part of the printers' trade. Measurements now defunct - but still with echoes in modern publishing tongue...even though few of the younger users understand their origins.
I vote we should keep the Beaufort - even if only to raise a wry smile when young TV journalists describe the 'horrors of a force four gale....' (I've actually heard it...) :(

[PAR]

This is another one of those results, when someone tries to post on the WIKI, in this case on the Beaufort Scale entry and the entry got kicked back to the main forum.

[Jeff]

This is another one of those results, when someone tries to post on the WIKI, in this case on the Beaufort Scale entry and the entry got kicked back to the main forum.
If the intent is to revise an article on the wiki (for example if one forum member spots an obvious error or typo or wants to add additional information to an article under construction) click the edit tab (or one of the section edit buttons on a multi-section article) But, if one wants to talk about an article, make comments about it, post their feedback, or question or discuss, clicking the discussion tab in the wiki creates a forum thread here in this wiki forum so as to keep the wiki pages concise and on target and leave (or lead) discussion back and forth to the forum. As far as I can see in testing, it's working as designed... maybe I am missing something.

[lazeyjack]

i like it that scale um how much does a ferkin of pickled herring weigh

[Trevlyns]

Quote Jeff - moderator... As far as I can see in testing, it's working as designed... maybe I am missing something.

I'd like to know how I became the originator of this particular thread. All I did was have a look at the wiki out of curiosity – never posted a thing!

[Jeff]

Quote Jeff - moderator... As far as I can see in testing, it's working as designed... maybe I am missing something.

I'd like to know how I became the originator of this particular thread. All I did was have a look at the wiki out of curiosity – never posted a thing!
You are sure you didn't click on the discussion tab on the corresponding wiki page?

[Trevlyns]

'spose I must have done Jeff to see what was there - does that automatically make me an originator if there is no discussion present? Just curious, mind you!

[Jeff]

Yes that is how it works at present.

(I suppose it would be better if instead of auto-creating the thread the first time it took you to the newthread.php editor...)

[Trevlyns]

Sounds like a better option. It's just that I've seen other contributors raising the same thing too. Minor glitch, but it might bear looking into.
Take care!

[safewalrus]

Lazey mate, as ye well know a firkin is a measure of volume! some nine gallons of beer normally, but as there are some 252 gallons of fish in a ton (old) I'll leave you too the maths yourself (and just to confuse the issue thre be 56 lb of butter in a firkin,and [if I remember rightly] 2 gallons of potatoes is about a stone! (collected in the ubiqutious galvanised bucket!) so go play...:D

[safewalrus]

T'aint much is it, always thought the old beaufort scale covered such useful things as what 'smacks' were doing in such conditions! Also what sails the square rigger was using! Like when to take in yer stuns'ls and strike yer 'Royals' (not them Royals! Bergalia, they go below at the first sign of a blow but that's 'Keyboard sentries' for you)

[lazeyjack]

T'aint much is it, always thought the old beaufort scale covered such useful things as what 'smacks' were doing in such conditions! Also what sails the square rigger was using! Like when to take in yer stuns'ls and strike yer 'Royals' (not them Royals! Bergalia, they go below at the first sign of a blow but that's 'Keyboard sentries' for you)

we are wastin our time mate, thsi goes clean over the top,
arrrrrrrrrrr
now how abt me you share a hoghead sometime?

[lazeyjack]

life would be pretty sweet driftin fer herrin, bergalia capt co skip you me . ginger beer

[Bergalia]

life would be pretty sweet driftin fer herrin, bergalia capt co skip you me . ginger beer

Blast yer eyes... (practising for talk like a pirate day) an don't ee call me a ginger beer....
:D

[safewalrus]

Naw wouldn't want 'ee for a ginger beer you'd have difficulty getting the bugger started! Besides which Oil and Water don't mix (very well, even in the bar at times)

[lazeyjack]

well i know you are not, but have me doubts abt ole walrus

[Bergalia]

well i know you are not, but have me doubts abt ole walrus

I think we all have our doubts about walrus, my friend.:(

[safewalrus]

even Walrus has his doubts about walrus - especially when people call him a 'ginger beer' (rhyming slang for engineer - last week I couldn't spell engineer this week I is one!):p

and now I'm getting into trouble with John Luke (the six year old) as well!:D

[Frosty]

The joke about I cant spell engineer but this week I is one---- is getting a bit old dont you think.

[Bergalia]

... (and just to confuse the issue thre be 56 lb of butter in a firkin,and [if I remember rightly] 2 gallons of potatoes is about a stone!

And of course six stone of cod to a 'box'...But only five pound of Norwegian prawn to a tray..:p

[KCook]

Err, how about some photos showing different conditions? Example -

http://www.geology.wmich.edu/Kominz/windwater.html

Kelly Cook

[Trevlyns]

Hey Kelly, we all hate getting back to the subject, but I do like that link. Nice to see it graphically illustrated instead of the well worn written descriptions. A picture paints a thousand words…

[KCook]

Yup. I just wish those shots included a 40 - 50 foot yacht for scale ....

[safewalrus]

Consider that a force six (6) can in sme places be considered a "yachtsmans gale"

[jehardiman]

I has been my experience that there are only 4 wind speeds

No wind,
Too little wind
Too much wind
Waaaaay too much wind!

;)

[kach22i]

Err, how about some photos showing different conditions? Example -

http://www.geology.wmich.edu/Kominz/windwater.html

Kelly Cook
Nice link.:)

[KCook]

A little tough to search out. I'm surprised there aren't more web pages along those lines ...

Kelly

[safewalrus]

A little tough to search out.

Kelly

Which may show why there's not more like it!!!