Movie- Wind question

[Panoramix]

Some 12-meters and other specialty boats had (have?) counter-rotating primaries on the port side. I'm not sure why... symmetric loading of the structure, maybe? Better leads?

I would get it wrong sometimes mid race at the worst time.

 

[TUBBY]

Even the pros have direction arrows on contra-rotating winches.  so don't feel bad.

And yeah it does feel unnatural & you check yourself overtime you load one for a while.

 

[Bitter Gnat]

This thread has brought up cringe worthy memories. Nothing worse than a override on a big barrel with wire sheets. 

 

[TUBBY]

Unless you had what used to be a finger (or two) in there as well!

 

[Monkey]

I love how everyone focuses on the sailing mistakes in the movie, but no one ever notices that the imaginary yacht club in the middle of a desert isn’t deed compliant. Geronimo wouldn’t have been allowed to even challenge. 

 

[MauiPunter]

I love how everyone focuses on the sailing mistakes in the movie, but no one ever notices that the imaginary yacht club in the middle of a desert isn’t deed compliant. Geronimo wouldn’t have been allowed to even challenge. 

Well aren't you a wet blanket.   

 

[Monkey]

Well aren't you a wet blanket.   

I’m just having fun. It’s rare to get to add to the list of silliness. I still love that movie. 

 

[Left Shift]

I love how everyone focuses on the sailing mistakes in the movie, but no one ever notices that the imaginary yacht club in the middle of a desert isn’t deed compliant. Geronimo wouldn’t have been allowed to even challenge. 

Well neither was Club Nautique de Geneve" or whatever that place in Switzerland was called where Berterelli challenged from.

 

[Monkey]

Well neither was Club Nautique de Geneve" or whatever that place in Switzerland was called where Berterelli challenged from.

At least they had a legal regatta that was technically on an arm of the sea. I don’t think Dead Man’s Flats yacht club pulls that off. 

 

[Left Shift]

I don't think an upstart dingy regatta for kids three hundred kilometers from their clubhouse ever passed the smell test, except the smell of money.  

 

[Santanasailor]

At least they had a legal regatta that was technically on an arm of the sea. I don’t think Dead Man’s Flats yacht club pulls that off. 

Well not exactly.  The depiction of Dead Man’s Flat is actually filmed in the Green River area near Wendover Utah.  According to the Utah Geologic Survey, 

“Through geologic time, Utah has been covered by oceans and inland seas”

So, it may well be that at one time it was an Arm of the Sea.  Just the sea is a bit dry at the moment.  

 

[Black Sox]

Well not exactly.  The depiction of Dead Man’s Flat is actually filmed in the Green River area near Wendover Utah.  According to the Utah Geologic Survey, 

“Through geologic time, Utah has been covered by oceans and inland seas”

So, it may well be that at one time it was an Arm of the Sea.  Just the sea is a bit dry at the moment.  

Looooooooooonnngg tides.

 

[pulpit]

I don't think an upstart dingy regatta for kids three hundred kilometers from their clubhouse ever passed the smell test, except the smell of money.  

So Left Shift,

How about a dinghy regatta from a club in the middle of the desert were the main body of water is 90 kms away and only fills every 30 years or so ?

I've sailed at a club like this and we have sailed 5 regatta's that was between 150 to 250 kms from the club house. It was still in the middle of the desert. Just look up Lake Eyre Yacht Club.

So the club could exist and given the money that the challengers spend anything is possible, After all New Zealand and Michel Fay mounted a challenge from a small country club in the middle of no wear if I remember back in the 1990's.

Pulpit 

 

[HypnoToad]

Then there is the scene where she is testing the whomper with the truck in the desert. When it gets away from her you can see a dude laying down in the bed of the truck trimming the sail. 

 

[MauiPunter]

Then there is the scene where she is testing the whomper with the truck in the desert. When it gets away from her you can see a dude laying down in the bed of the truck trimming the sail. 

That was Lowell North's cameo.

 

[LB 15]

Well there you go, from the man with experience.   I thought it was just like the compass thing. 

In my previous job. I am a bridge broker now.

 

[huwp]

In my previous job. I am a bridge broker now.

I'm looking for something in Sydney in black or grey.

Any ideas?

 

[Mariner]

Better sailing movie , WIND, or WATERWORLD?

this 'll get everyone going on a slow AC news day.

 

[Snaggletooth]

Winde - Jennifer Grey

 

[full circle]

Better sailing movie , WIND, or WATERWORLD?

this 'll get everyone going on a slow AC news day.

wind.

 

[Bump-n-Grind]

Going to see Wind at a theater in Annapolis was sorta like going to see a combo of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rocky Horror Picture Show.