Bobsprit wrote:
How much weather helm is he likely to get when beating in an 11mph
wind?

I said "gusts" could also force him to fall off and it can easily
happen when he's not focusing or just messing with the course.
Wally, you're just wrong to suggest that you can define his course
from data given.

He seemed to think it was okay - 6 miles total, a 3 mile beat outward, and
"of course" a 3 mile run home. He's clearly done 6-3=3. He didn't say it was
gusty, he didn't say he faffed about at the start before getting trimmed.
Why are you adding in factors that he hasn't mentioned?

How much weather helm would he have got if he was on a beat for 3 miles and
then got home on a 3 mile run?


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