Sea state can be described as ripples, calm, choppy. With a bit of care, Observer’s Notes combined with the detail on these two pages are enough to build a very clear picture of a Channel swim (or otherwise) once you understand what you are reading.įor Wind Speed I use Observed Beaufort Scale. It’s also recommended that an Observer keeps some personal notes. Each two feed cycle also allows for GPS latitude and longitude readings, and a map reference. The page also includes the stroke rate and sea and weather conditions for 16 hours. At 30 minute feed intervals from the start one page will last for a 16 hour swim. Multiple pages may be printed if using very short feed intervals or for exceptionally long swims. For exampple if the swimmer plans to take 200ml liquid feed each twenty minutes, and leaves quarter of it in the bottle, write down 150ml. Page Two holds the actual feed details by time intervals.
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