On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 13:26:55 -0500, "Jack Painter"
wrote:
Historical GPS tracks around a course do not
tell the story it took to get there. Neither could speed through the water
by itself help trim the boat for best course to a mark that you won't
achieve without more information.

That was my original point of course. You can't evaluate sailing
performance without knowing something about wind speed and wind
direction.


Jack, who was a Gary Jobson fan for about 25 years.

Likewise. Any word on how Gary is doing? Last article I've seen on
him was from about a year ago after his second round of chemo.