<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Emile,</div><div>we abandoned a dive in Snoopy 4 miles off the Florida Coast in what didn't seem like big seas.</div><div>It looked too dangerous to board. Although With your sail it would have been OK.</div><div>Next day we towed Snoopy out with Alec, Steve & 9 bags of ice for cooling.</div><div>We had to transfer them to the boat after the dive, & it was a bit tricky. The sub sits</div><div>in the water like a rock while the support boat bounces up & down around it. </div><div>So you are in danger of smashing your hull on to the sub. We had 3 of us trying to</div><div>hold the boat off as we transferred crew.</div><div>Here is the video that used to be on psubs. The first few seconds show the surface sea state</div><div>which doesn't look too bad.</div><div> <a href="http://www.ti.com.cn/cn/lit/ds/symlink/lm2593hv.pdf">http://www.ti.com.cn/cn/lit/ds/symlink/lm2593hv.pdf</a></div><div>I would be interested in hearing how you get on.</div><div>Cheers Alan</div><div><br><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div><br>On 16/07/2016, at 2:53 am, via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><font color="black" size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="3">I've seen it flat as a parking lot. Not often, but it happens. You'll just have to make the determination when you get there. I hope it's a quiet day. And I wish I was going with you. It would be great fun to dive the North Sea again.</font>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi Vance,</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> The north sea is never flat.. A big offshore supplier will bring us to the spot. But they are not allowed to crane a sub with people inside so we have to go for the unsafe option.</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> But with the given (long?) wavelength 0,5 to 1 meter/</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Van:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Personal_Submersibles [<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org?">mailto:personal_submersibles-bounces@psubs.org</a>] <b>Namens </b>via Personal_Submersibles<br>
<b>Verzonden:</b> vrijdag 15 juli 2016 15:03<br>
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<b>Onderwerp:</b> Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] sea state</span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Mostly never, Emile, unless it's high summer and flat calm. You be careful out there. </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Hi All , or more those who operate a small sub on open sea.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">At what wind speed and wave height it is save to operate a small sub like mine ( freeboard outer sail 0,7 meter.)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">We plan to board the sub from a RIB</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">For a possible Northsea expedition..</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Best regards, Emile</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"></span></div>
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