Capt. Rob wrote:
Jeff wrote:

"Point of sail is irrelevant. "

Good night, Jeff!!!! You're TRULY a sad little man! Now tell us....is
my boat going to windward? Upwind? Or downwind in this 3rd clip???

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CeJAK6Esq0A

Its hard to tell from that clip. Hopefully, you're not beating to
windward, though given your lack of understanding its not clear you
know what that means. However, one can't tell for sure where the wind
is or whether the sails are trimmed correctly, etc. And, while it
would appear that the sails are trimmed for a close reach according to
the apparent wind, one can't tell, without knowing the real
characteristics of your boat, if you're actually on a beam reach to
the true wind, or even going downwind. Too many unknowns.

But again, this is all irrelevant. One doesn't have to see a picture
to know that its very unlikely that any 35s5 attained a VMG to
windward of 6 knots. Especially with older sails and without a race
crew. The best you could hope for in any conditions is probably
closer to 5 knots. If fact, that the essence of the whole discussion:
the VMG to windward of your boat simply never gets up to 6 knots.
That's why the point of sail is irrelevant!