Rough Beach
Holes and bump of 1 foot and less = smooth
Holes 1 to 2 feet = bumpy
Holes 2 to 4 feet = Rough
Hole 4 feet that you can’t sail out of = Man Eaters
Rivers
1 foot or less = beach was wet
2 to 3 feet = puddles
3 to 5 feet = water crossings
5 to 20 feet = rivers
Soft Sand
Wheels don’t leave dent = Very Hard
Wheels leave 1 centimeter dent = Hard
Wheels leave 3 centimeter dent = Medium
Wheels leave 1 foot deep trench = Soft Sand
Wheel disappear under sand until the seat supports yacht = Quick Sand
Small Beach
Very Wide = Over 1km
Normal = 700 meters
Medium Beach = only 100meters usable
Small beach = 40 meters usable
Very Small = One boat width usable between Holes and Soft Sand
................... With downwind and upwind yacht only able to use the same one track at speed.
Everyone please use Graham new scaling system to minimize an confusion in describing beach conditions to Graham
I do not expect ever to find a rough beach in New Zealand after my France Experence !!!
All the best and keep dreaming about your next Land Sailing adventure.
Graham
nz777(at)ohope.co.nz
O' yes
Spent the whole day with Roger working on layups for the new wheels
picture is a sneak preview of possible layup.
We will pop two halves off moulds Sunday morning and if they look ok, join up the first wheel together and lay up another wheel Sunday Afternoon.
Talk to you all soon
gr
