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76Trombones: Fastest Route to the Finish

Posted on September 14th, 2021

Clip source: Fastest Route to the Finish This situation presented itself during one of the increasingly popular practice ...

76Trombones: VMC in Wind Shifts

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...

76Trombones: Using VMC polars

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...

76Trombones: Polar Diagrams – VMC

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...

76Trombones: Polar diagrams – VMG

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...

Wikipedia - Velocity made good

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...

NauticEd: What is VMG?

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...

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When any two sailboats are within sight of one another, there is a race.