Because you really should know this stuff.

[Steve Dion]

The Beerfort Scale, courtesy of Latitude 38Force 0: Sails hanging limp. Tiller tends itself. Force 1: Beginning pressure on sails. If sheet is eased out, the tiller still tends itself.Force 2: Sails flapping in the breeze, and boat drifting to leeward. Sheets must be tightened and one hand put on the tiller. As the wind fills the sails, the boat heels. Case of beer must be placed on cockpit floor. Force 3: The beer may be knocked over and must be supported or held in hand. Force 4: Empty bottles rolling against each other on cockpit floor. Must be thrown over side. [Webmistress's note: please don't do this!] Force 5: All beer streaming behind boat must be hauled in. Nobody can hold onto more than one beer at a time. Force 7: The case of beer slides back and forth on cockpit floor. One person must be appointed to sit on it. Force 8: Bottles can still be opened by one person. Beginning of difficulties pouring into the mouth without spilling. Force 9: Bottle must be held with two hands. Only experts can get the cap off by themselves. Force 10: Two people required to open bottles. Empties must be thrown to leeward only. Very difficult to find mouth. Some teeth may be knocked loose. Force 11: The beer tends to foam out of bottle. Very difficult to drink. Lips split and teeth fall out. Force 12: All open bottles foam. Impossible to drink. Temporary abstinence may be required.Others referred us to the Course

 

[tom b]

best info so far....nm

doesnt get any better than this for good seamanship.....

 

[Dan Souther]

Beerfort

Been reading Steve's posts for awhile and always suspected he was a beer drinking stink potter as he doesn't know much about sailing!

 

[Tom]

Dan, Where in heck did that come from?

(nm)

 

[Dan]

I knew it!

Steve,I knew it all along, you just keep a mast on that boat so you can park in that nice sailboat marina. Underneath it has a 400 horsepower diesel and you can hit 60 knots between Hidden Harbor and the Rio Vista Bridge.Dan Jonas (S/V Feije II)

 

[Steve Dion]

That is correct.

Dan:When I open up that baby we hit Force 5 and the beer is a fly'in.

 

[LaDonna Bubak - CatalinaOwners.com]

Good lessons for beginners

But the old salts out there already have it down pat!LaDonna

 

[Echo Gulf]

What happened to force "6"?

Somebody drank it maybe?

 

[Steve Dion]

--it happens.

Echo:Force 6: Nobody can hold onto more than one beer at a time. I think that the velocity of the wind blew it out of the post!