One of these:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...24Cruising.jpg

Now to continue the game from earlier, how strong is the
wind in this picture?

22 to 25 kts


Goofball_star_dot_etal wrote:
22kts


I wasn't there, so I don't know for sure. Looks like about
F5 on the open sea.


From which direction is it blowing?

From the stbd stern quarter


ok


I'd say more from directly astern.


Is

the ship going upwind or down.

Down


just


It is, look at the flag from the main truck.


For bonus points, what would
Bobsprit say it's VMG is?

18kts.



oops! 60kts upwind.


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