On Jul 27, 10:37 am, Joe wrote:
On Jul 27, 4:55 am, "Scout" wrote:

I know I can do better to windward.
I'm hoping to develop a means of analyzing my boat's performance. The chart
was made using my Garmin tracks, AutoCAD 2000, and some notes taking during
the sail.http://sports.webshots.com/photo/280...97509592csvCYW
Scout

Good lord Scout...IMO yer ****ing up trying to figure out your boats
preformance on autocad. What's this world coming to?

Proper salt spray in your face as waves impact the bow perfectly,
shape of your sails, and the feel of your helm, and the deck below
your feet is what you need more of.

Tweaking and shaking down on a computor...gawd I'm going vomit.

Joe

Joe

Joe,
First thing - I'm 100 miles from my boat and need something sailing
related to do! (besides posting here).
Secondly, Since the angles of my tacks are gps accurate and since I
have AutoCAD, and since I recorded the direction of the wind, why not
use all that info to improve my understanding of sailing? I've spent
hundreds on navigation equipment where others spend thousands - why
not make the best use of what I have at my finger tips? Even without
any input from the group, I can see where I was f-ing up. If I did use
just the wind in my face approach, I haven't gotten any better because
the most exciting sailing was when I was going furthest off course!
So, puke if you must, but hang on and I'll check the AutoCAD drawing
to make sure it doesn't blow back on you!
Scout