Capt. Rob wrote:
Jeff wrote:
Capt. Rob wrote:
Second clip, still some nice air and a off to windward at just over 6
knots VMG....

http://youtube.com/watch?v=RivCUMzy4xc

Once again, RB demonstrates that he doesn't understand the meaning of
"VMG" - how embarrassing for him!



Uh, poor Jeff. VMG was based on our progress to a bouy as reported by
Bob's Garmin Foretrex 201. Bob does transatlantic deliveries almost
every year. How many have you done?

When "Bob" comes on this forum and says that the upwind VMG, through
the water, was truly over 6 knots you might have something. Until
then, you have nothing except the word of a self-admitted pathological
liar who has repeatedly shown he doesn't understand the concept of VMG.

BTW, As everyone (except you, apparently) knows, unless the buoy is
directly upwind, it doesn't count as "upwind VMG."

I guess boats never beat their polars, right Jeff?

Not by that large an amount. Even if you were doing 8 knots through
the water at 40 degrees true, adding in a bit of leeway, you would
only be at 5.7 knots.

I don't even know what the 35s5 polars say, but the 36.7 has a peak
VMG of under 5, and the 407 is just over 5 knots; and this is not
taking into account leeway. Both of these boats have a PHRF 40 points
or more faster than the 35s5.

How embarassing for you. What's worse is that you really don't know our
exact point of sail, which makes a huge difference of course.

Your point of sail??? You said "to windward at just over 6
knots VMG." To a sailor, that pretty much says it all. Once again,
you've shown that you don't actually understand the terms "to
windward" and "VMG."

Did I
mention that this was embarassing for you? I wonder how well you can
sail when you make dopey trolls like this.

Yes Bob, I suppose its embarrassing for all of us. You're here making
a total fool of yourself, showing that you don't understand even the
simplest concepts of sailing, and its becoming clear that you lack the
intellectual capacity to ever learn them.