------------------------ Hmm... it would be less of a hassle if they would just show up at our door and take the cash. Instead, they make us do paper work! AH> Ha,ha,ha, they are country specific (far as I know) to the U.S. AH> White with red top means "safe water to the South West, and white with AH> green or black top means, "safe water to the North East" TS> Those sound not just country specific, but regional. You don't find TS> them around the Northeast that I've seen. TS> Hmmm.... Are they listed in Chapmans? ------------------------ Don't know, but they are listed in a certain Power Squadron Certification series type video. TS> Do you think that our Feds will remove the intentional errors from GPS TS> any time soon, so that its local repeatability finding coastal TS> references won't be so much lower than LORAN previously set way points? ------------------------ Only when they're satisfied that we sailors don't really pose such a big threat to the military after all! Cheers, Augustin~~~ ... The last thing I saw was this Big Blue Wave! ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: E1H00004 Date: 01/12/97 From: AUGUSTIN HENRIQUES Time: 07:51pm \/To: STRUTHER MACFARLANE (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: Hey Y'All in Toronto! Season's Greetings Struther, AH>Minimum Billing didn't play Margaritaville, what's up? SM> They're working on a new repetoire of music!... that means SM> that Roger finally found his other music sheet! ------------------------ Ahhh... knew there had to be something goin' on... the night really wasn't the same without the song though :) Cheers, Augustin~~~ ... The last thing I saw was this Big Blue Wave! ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12 --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: E1L00000 Date: 01/16/97 From: GENO DELLAMATTIA Time: 05:47pm \/To: DAN CEPPA (Read 0 times) Subj: General question... DC> BTW, are you going to be a the Thrash Race(s?) at the end of That's Nanaimo, isn't it? Chances are, I won't be there. GD> The last couple of Swiftsure's I've done have produced the greatest GD> urge to sle drifting around in the rain.... :) ---> ^^^ DC> Not quite sure what you mean by that... Sleep. Very boring..... DC> It's my all-purpose origin line, as it does describe quite well DC> where I'm located. I think I changed it back to one about DC> sail selection for this Echo. I'm afraid not. Check below. :) DC> ... Home port is just the starting point to adventure.... DC> -!- OMX/Blue Wave v2.12 DC> ! Origin: The Northest Corner of Nowhere (1:123/67.5) ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 [NR] --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: E1L00001 Date: 01/16/97 From: GENO DELLAMATTIA Time: 06:25pm \/To: DAN CEPPA (Read 0 times) Subj: Winter Series DC> I'm going to give it a go. Hopefully, I'll have enough clothes, DC> gloves and boots to stay dry and warm. We had our first race of the Winter Series last Saturday. Fogged out.... ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 [NR] --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: E1L00002 Date: 01/16/97 From: GENO DELLAMATTIA Time: 06:27pm \/To: AUGUSTIN HENRIQUES (Read 0 times) Subj: Quiz -=> Quoting Augustin Henriques to Terry Smith <=- AH> notebook's batteries last for 2-3 hours during which time, AH> it'll freeze or do something strange at some point... just AH> enough time to go far out and get lost! After witnessing your navigational skills, I'm wondering if you should be allowed out of sight of the dock. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 [NR] --- WM v3.11/93-0359 * Origin: Ship to Shore, Vancouver,BC [604]540-9596 (1:153/7064) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: E1N00000 Date: 01/18/97 From: DAN CEPPA Time: 03:13am \/To: GENO DELLAMATTIA (Read 0 times) Subj: General question... -> On 16 Jan 97 12:47:00, Geno Dellamattia got back to Dan Ceppa GD> urge to sle drifting around in the rain.... :) ---> ^^^ DC> Not quite sure what you mean by that... GD> Sleep. Very boring..... Funny thing... Unless there was _no_ air, we always worked the boat the hardest. It realy payed of best when there was still a chop or swell when sailing Dandelion. DC> sail selection for this Echo. GD> I'm afraid not. Check below. :) DC> ! Origin: The Northest Corner of Nowhere (1:123/67.5) Ooops! Figured out the problem... I have to register the program! Hopefully, the key will be here shortly. I can set origins with another point/reader, but I prefer using BW. ... Roll tack: Used to keep sea biscuits on the table. --- OMX/Blue Wave v2.12 * Origin: North West Corner of Nowhere (1:123/67.5) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 254 SAILING Ref: E1N00001 Date: 01/18/97 From: DAN CEPPA Time: 03:16am \/To: GENO DELLAMATTIA (Read 0 times) Subj: Winter Series -> On 16 Jan 97 13:25:00, Geno Dellamattia got back to Dan Ceppa DC> I'm going to give it a go. Hopefully, I'll have enough clothes, DC> gloves and boots to stay dry and warm. GD> We had our first race of the Winter Series last Saturday. Fogged GD> out.... Well, our's is in about 12 hours. As it stands, it's rainy. Yucch! And, the ground fog was building on my way home tonight. More on that after the (maybe) race tomorrow. ... Even a cactus needs a little water now and then. --- OMX/Blue Wave v2.12 * Origin: North West Corner of Nowhere (1:123/67.5)