Martin wrote in message
When I read the intial query my first thought was "Who was sailing the boat
while you were staring at the GPS so much?"

I wasn't looking at the GPS at all during the race. After I got home I
loaded our track (our position at 30 s intervals) to my PC and then
tried to analyze what had happened.



Sailing has an infinite number of variables and designing a rule that takes
into account every one of them is impossible. It's a matter of compromise to
come up with something that approximates a level playing field.

That was my question. How far off is it?


If it all gets too much for you, find a one design class.


There aren't any one designs around here (Finland) that would fit our
cruising needs as well.

Joakim