Stand up wind, else you get covered in fat and smoke.

40 knots of wind, you'll be slumped behind it after 3 hours with a 6.5m, beer bottle stuck in a esky above you with a small siphon hose to feed you the necesities with minimal effort.

elmo said...

Stand up wind, else you get covered in fat and smoke.

40 knots of wind, you'll be slumped behind it after 3 hours with a 6.5m, beer bottle stuck in a esky above you with a small siphon hose to feed you the necesities with minimal effort.

all excellent suggestions elmo.

the siphon idea is really a win win situation. since we ran out of drinking water and the councils imposed watering restrictions i've been wondering what to use the garden hoses for.

Get a big pot (cauldron) of water boiling, throw in formula board and a rock, keep boiling until rock is soft, throw out board and eat rock.

35-40knts!!! Strap on the GPS and HTFULOL

Isn't 40 knots and queensland in the same sentance an oxymoron?

Gestalt said...

any tips on using public bbq's in 40 knot winds?

should i use a formula board as a wind break or forget the food and just keep sailing?

I dont really know about cooking in 40 knot winds however we are about to enter the summer BBQ season. Therefore it is important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor cooking activity, as it is the only type of cooking a “real” man will do. This is most probably because there is an element of danger involved. When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the following chain of events are put into motion.

Routine:
1. The woman buys the food.
2. The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables and makes the deserts.
3. The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils and sauces, then takes it to the man who is lounging beside the grill – beer in hand.
Here comes the important part.
4. THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE GRILL
More Routine:
5. The woman goes inside to organize the plates and cutlery.
6. The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is burning. He then thanks her and asks if she will bring another beer while he deals with the situation.
Important again.
7. THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE GRILL AND HANDS IT TO THE WOMAN.
More Routine:
8. The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins and sauces and brings them to the table.
9. After eating the woman clears the table and does the dishes.
And most important of all!!!
10. Everyone praises the MAN and THANKS HIM for his wonderful efforts on cooking dinner.
11. The man then asks the woman how she enjoyed “her night off” and upon seeing her annoyed reaction he concludes that there is just no pleasing some women.

bubs said...

Gestalt said...

any tips on using public bbq's in 40 knot winds?

should i use a formula board as a wind break or forget the food and just keep sailing?

I dont really know about cooking in 40 knot winds however we are about to enter the summer BBQ season. Therefore it is important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor cooking activity, as it is the only type of cooking a “real” man will do. This is most probably because there is an element of danger involved. When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the following chain of events are put into motion.

Routine:
1. The woman buys the food.
2. The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables and makes the deserts.
3. The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils and sauces, then takes it to the man who is lounging beside the grill – beer in hand.
Here comes the important part.
4. THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE GRILL
More Routine:
5. The woman goes inside to organize the plates and cutlery.
6. The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is burning. He then thanks her and asks if she will bring another beer while he deals with the situation.
Important again.
7. THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE GRILL AND HANDS IT TO THE WOMAN.
More Routine:
8. The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins and sauces and brings them to the table.
9. After eating the woman clears the table and does the dishes.
And most important of all!!!
10. Everyone praises the MAN and THANKS HIM for his wonderful efforts on cooking dinner.
11. The man then asks the woman how she enjoyed “her night off” and upon seeing her annoyed reaction he concludes that there is just no pleasing some women.

It seems the language of the bbq is the same the world over

keep sailing for sure, you prob won't have any energy left after a few hours in 35 knots to cook, so just eat the meat raw.

those responses are gold.

ok.

i can now provide technackle details of how to bbq in 35-40 knots.

1. make sure all sausages are pointing into the wind. better aero so they site on the plate.

2. get big guys to stand to windward of bbq. not to stop thing blowing around but to stop the wind removing the heat from the plate.

3. don't chop onion too fine. the fine stuff blows off the bbq in gusts. (reckon i lost almost an entire onion)

4. constanlty check button is depressed on public bbq. (in that wind the plate cools in 30 seconds once heat is off).

5. butterflying is your friend. the big fat sausages just take too long to cook otherwise.

6. beer is good.