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Default What makes a boat weatherly?



OzOne wrote:
On Thu, 15 Jan 2004 17:35:15 -0500, DSK
scribbled thusly:


MC wrote:


... We were not discussing VMG but weatherliness.


Actually, we were discussing both.



My assumption was that weatherliness was tha ability of a yacht to
make ground to windward.
Any yacht can be stuffed up close to the wind with sails set and not
go anywhere, thew ability to actually _sail_ to windward is what is
required.



Exactly. Having a high VMG does not indicate weatherliness at all. Do
you agree?

Cheers