Cormorants Strait of Juan de Fuca
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Beaufort Wind Force Scale I normally reference the wind speed by giving the force number. The wikipedia provides a table describing the different force levels and sea conditions associated with the given wind speed.
Winlink 2000 provides a full-featured radio digital message transfer system worldwide. Email transfer with attachments, position reporting, graphic or text-based weather bulletins are available to the Amateur radio community by linking HF/SSB radio to the Internet. Winlink 2000 is available to any properly licensed Amateur radio operator & uses the client software Airmail developed by Jim Corenman.
The AussieWinlink website is of particular interest to those cruising the South Pacific and Indian oceans and the many archipelagoes to Australia’s north. A fellow sailor and keen radio amateur, (Tony VK1VM/KN4VM), after successful lobbying the Australian authorities, opened the door to the establishment of Winlink stations on the Australian continent. There are now four stations with one each based in Sydney (NSW); Melbourne (Vic); Adelaide (SA) and Perth (WA). These new stations together with those that were already in New Zealand significantly improved the reliability of worldwide Winlink communications. The site also has cruising stories and information about installing radio systems onboard. Attempts are being made to re-establish a station in Australia’s Northern Territory. For those that need the information, station details and operating frequencies may be found on www.aussiewinlink.org and on www.winlink.org.
Single-Handed Sailing Society (SSS) - based in San Francisco Bay area
The Singlehanded Sailing Society provides a forum where sailors and others interested in the sport of singlehanded sailing can share their ideas and experiences. Races provide an organized arena in which ideas, equipment, designs, and vessels specifically created, built, modified, or equipped for long distance singlehanded racing may be tested and evaluated through friendly sportsmanlike competition. The development of personal skill in singlehanded sailing is encouraged through sailing events and seminars.