Posted on September 14th, 2021
Clip source: Fastest Route to the Finish
This situation presented itself during one of the increasingly popular practice ...
Posted on September 14th, 2021
Clip source: VMC Sailing in Wind Shifts
So what is this VMC business? We’ll stick to a simple upwind case for now, but re...
Posted on September 14th, 2021
Clip source: Using VMC polars
So far we’ve only hinted at ways to use the VMC polars while starting to try to explain the...
Posted on September 14th, 2021
Clip source: Polar Diagrams – VMC
If VMG is just the windward component of speed, what is VMC and why is it useful? Whi...
Posted on September 12th, 2021
Clip source: Polar diagrams – VMG | SO76TP
Our sailing "Polar" is a diagram showing boat speed across a range of wind an...
Posted on June 22nd, 2021
Clip source :Velocity made good - Wikipedia
Velocity made good, or VMG, is a term used in sailing, especially in yacht ra...
Posted on May 26th, 2021
VMG – Velocity Made Good and Polar Plots
Adapted from NauticEd blog for YRKB
For sailboats, VMG is slightly different th...