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|  Print Thread sarabande regular Reged: 06/05/2005 Posts: 5175 Loc: Thames valley, or up on the mo... Re: The Wibbly Wobbly Way.       12/05/2008 05:53 Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   never thought of it like that before, but I suppose that waves have an "uphill" bit above the average flat sea level, and also a "downhill" bit below the average flat level. Second thoughts. If you get a piece of string a foot long and put lots of little waves in it, it doesn't measure 12 inches until you pull it straight again. Maybe we should have a modification to the GPS which gives Distance Including Up and Down, as well. -------------------- Enlightenment is motor-sailing Post Extras       Entire topic Subject Posted by Posted on The Wibbly Wobbly Way. hlb 11/05/2008 22:49 Re: The Wibbly Wobbly Way. Bod   12/05/2008 13:29 Re: The Wibbly Wobbly Way. houghn   12/05/2008 14:41 Re: The Wibbly Wobbly Way. hlb   12/05/2008 14:08 Re: The Wibbly Wobbly Way. Wiggo   12/05/2008 15:18 Re: The Wibbly Wobbly Way. Divemaster1   12/05/2008 15:28 Re: The Wibbly Wobbly Way. sarabande   12/05/2008 05:53 Re: The Wibbly Wobbly Way. rich   11/05/2008 23:43 Re: The Wibbly Wobbly Way. hlb   12/05/2008 00:43 Re: The Wibbly Wobbly Way. hlb   12/05/2008 00:50 Re: The Wibbly Wobbly Way. hlb   12/05/2008 04:01 Re: The Wibbly Wobbly Way. Wiggo   12/05/2008 09:15 Re: The Wibbly Wobbly Way. Pete7   12/05/2008 13:06 Re: The Wibbly Wobbly Way. Wiggo   12/05/2008 14:03 Re: The Wibbly Wobbly Way. hlb   12/05/2008 11:49 Re: The Wibbly Wobbly Way. BigNick   12/05/2008 09:25 Extra information 16 registered and 22 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  danfoley  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       Mark-up is enabled Rating: Thread views: 895 Rate this thread Choose rating 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star 5 star Jump to *Yachting and Boating World Forums* -----   Practical Boat Owner's Reader to Reader   Yachting Monthly's Scuttlebutt   Motor Boat Forum   Classic Boat Forum   Liveaboard Link   The Thames Forum   Videos*Forum members report back* -----   MBM red diesel campaign   Stolen boats and gear   The Book Club   Fouled sterngear reports requested   Pub, bar and restaurant recommendations   Fuel Price Forum*Forum member events* -----   Jester Challenge    Cherbourg 2008 cruise   Ad hoc on water events   SBC Crewing Opportunities Forum   East Coast Meeting forum   Bristol Channel forum*Magazine events* -----   RNLI Safety Weekend feedback forum   Gipsy Moth IV Around Again*Buying and Selling* -----   For Sale   Wanted*The one place on this site not to talk about boats* -----   Website News and Feedback   How to use the ybw.com forums*Forum archive* -----   RYA question time   Scuttlebutt Cherbourg cruise 2006   Mercury Marina 8-9 May   Back to basics Channel crossing   Yarmouth get together May 2006   Bristol Channel Meeting 2006   Yorkhill Cardiology Fund raffle   South Coast to CIs August 2006*Ships Monthly forums* -----   Ships Monthly Forum Contact Us | Privacy statement YBW Home

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