http://kosmos.liveflux.net/blog/2006/05/20/paravanes-101/ Kosmos is Greek for world. It is the name of our boat, and the scope of our travel ambitions. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:04:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 http://kosmos.liveflux.net/blog/2006/05/20/paravanes-101/#comment-1291 Kosmos Travel Log » Blog Archive » Los Coronados and Paravanes Thu, 16 Nov 2006 05:51:09 +0000 http://kosmos.liveflux.net/blog/2006/05/20/paravanes-101/#comment-1291 [...] Later we put out the paravanes. When deployed at anchor the paravanes are called “flopper stoppers”. They reduce the roll of the boat. All we can say is “Wow!” they really make a huge difference. The next day some fishing boats went by at full speed and their accompanying wake. We braced for the wave to hit, and as it passed under us we barely could feel it. It was amazing. Next time we will deploy the paravanes right away. [...] […] Later we put out the paravanes. When deployed at anchor the paravanes are called “flopper stoppers”. They reduce the roll of the boat. All we can say is “Wow!” they really make a huge difference. The next day some fishing boats went by at full speed and their accompanying wake. We braced for the wave to hit, and as it passed under us we barely could feel it. It was amazing. Next time we will deploy the paravanes right away. […]

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