The simplest way when you are going upwind is get your crew out of the cockpit. They should be on the rail in the middle of the boat. Our boats like to sail flat and if you can get the transom out of the water you will be faster as well.
Eric C&C 34/36 On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 3:00 PM, Charlie Nelson via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hey all; > > Although I have VMG (or at least its approximate equivalent) available > from my Garmin 746 Chart plotter and can display it on one of my 4 Garmin > displays above the companionway, I find it difficult to see it with crew in > the cockpit and I don't like putting my head into the boat looking down at > the chart-plotter mounted above the binnacle while I am trying my best to > go hard on the wind. > > OK-OK--I know this hardly qualifies as a serious problem!! > > Nonetheless, I am looking for the simplest solution that allows me to see > the VMG either on my iphone (hard to read with sunglasses on), or a 'smart > watch' which may have the same problem. I realize I could use > another battery powered GPS but I would need to mount it and operate it > while trying to get my head in to the race at the same time. > > Ideally glasses with a heads-up display of it would have it in front of me > no matter what else was going on. > > Any listers have solutions or ideas? My simpleminded thought is to put the > RC or starting line in as a MOB mark and then use either the > largest negative VMG upwind from it to guide me at the helm and the > largest positive VMG downwind from it find the best AWA. This would likely > give me the best course to steer no matter how true the course is to > windward. > > Thanks, > > Charlie Nelson > Water Phantom > C&C 36 XL/kcb 1995 > > > > cenel...@aol.com > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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