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Harry44981!
Really should get out more Joined: 26 Aug 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 736 |
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Topic: Qingdao Posted: 23 Jul 06 at 6:30pm |
Does anyone have any information on weather patterns for Qingdao at the time of year the Olympics will be on? Eg: prevailing wind direction in morning, average windf strenghts for different hours of the day, average wind direction and strenght for the afternoon, are there any local thermal breezes that are common?
All I have heard is thast there is bugger all wind! |
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Jon Emmett
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Jul 06 at 9:23pm |
The top two Radial Girls (Andrea and Penny) are flying out on August tenth, I'll have a chat with them when they get back! There are also quite a few newspaper articles, I will try and get hold of some. I am not going out until September...
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Jon Emmett
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 24 Jul 06 at 5:20pm |
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Jalani
Posting king Joined: 03 May 05 Location: Great Britain Online Status: Offline Posts: 164 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 24 Jul 06 at 7:01pm |
I don't have a screen big enough to handle this thread (or the inclination to scroll around it) What the hell happened with that scan Jon? |
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Far too old to still be doing this......
Stealth F16s "White Rhino" GBR527 & "Yeah Baby" GBR538 |
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s_squirrel
Newbie Joined: 21 Aug 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 17 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 21 Aug 06 at 2:21pm |
Yes, you can see all the weather in real time and forecasts via the Skandia Team GBR website that they are running to cover the Pre-Olympics. Check out the weather button on www.skandiateamgbr.com/2006preolympics You will also see that the aforementioned Penny is today's overnight leader on the results after 2 races. |
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laser47
Far too distracted from work Joined: 11 Feb 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 349 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 21 Aug 06 at 6:28pm |
she's ment to be really good in light winds though isn't she?
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s_squirrel
Newbie Joined: 21 Aug 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 17 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 22 Aug 06 at 12:59am |
I hear that she has just chucked in her job with the Royal Navy to go sailing full time. Soon after she medalled at the Europeans. Was it not light too for most of the week? Maybe Penny is about to lead the Radial girls to a new level. |
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hurricane
Really should get out more Joined: 15 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1047 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 22 Aug 06 at 9:22pm |
good for Penny I remember when she was sailing Hurricanes, wish all the best for her |
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lifes to short to sail slow boats!
RIP Olympic Tornado 1976-2007 |
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tack'ho
Really should get out more Joined: 08 Feb 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1100 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Aug 06 at 11:11am |
Some quality propoganda on the site. If you read the forecasts it says the wind will be f3-4 and then 4-5 if you check out the actually bouy wind speed forecast it never gets above 6 knots. Are chinese winds forces different?
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I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e!
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s_squirrel
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Aug 06 at 12:19pm |
6 knot max and apparently up to 2 knots of tide! That'll make it interesting to watch on TV in 2008 - NOT! |
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