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Jimbuna · 06-04-14, 03:52 AM

Rgr that and cheers.

He informs me that high winds are enough to justify a change of port on the itinerary for berthing reasons as well as the transfer of passengers ashore.

vienna · 06-05-14, 04:40 PM

I'd bet the effect is a lot more pronounced on the more recent generations of ships. There are quite a few cruise ship and container ships that berth here in the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. The very high and sheer flat sides of the ships when compared to the older pre-1970s craft have often made me wonder about the effect of winds against such a broad expanse of surface. When I was growing up in San Francisco, I would walk down the Embarcadero on windy days and see the "old fashioned" ships rock and roll from the winds and those ships had very low sides...

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Jimbuna · 06-06-14, 05:02 AM

Oh precisely, high winds are enough reason alone for counter measures or changes in route to be acted upon.

06-04-14, 03:52 AM	#16
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Rgr that and cheers. He informs me that high winds are enough to justify a change of port on the itinerary for berthing reasons as well as the transfer of passengers ashore. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

06-05-14, 04:40 PM	#17
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I'd bet the effect is a lot more pronounced on the more recent generations of ships. There are quite a few cruise ship and container ships that berth here in the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. The very high and sheer flat sides of the ships when compared to the older pre-1970s craft have often made me wonder about the effect of winds against such a broad expanse of surface. When I was growing up in San Francisco, I would walk down the Embarcadero on windy days and see the "old fashioned" ships rock and roll from the winds and those ships had very low sides... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

06-06-14, 05:02 AM	#18
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,525 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Oh precisely, high winds are enough reason alone for counter measures or changes in route to be acted upon. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!