On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 2:44 PM Bill Coleman <colt...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I anguish over this nearly every race, and one thing I can tell you is > that whichever choice you decide, you will wish you did the other! > > Bill Coleman > Erie, PA > > > > On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 1:48 PM David Knecht via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> I have a set of polars for my C&C 34+ (below), but I am unsure of how to >> interpret the downwind data. There is no information I have found on how >> the angles were determined. I am interested in best angles for downwind >> work without a spinnaker going wing on wing with a whisker pole. I am >> guessing the data is with a spinnaker and I am not sure if that matters. >> The issue is whether to go wing on wing direct to a mark and go a shorter >> distance vs. wing on wing or not on a lesser angle according to the polar >> chart. I have tried to measure this on my boat and have not found a big >> enough difference to convince myself I should tack downwind. Dave >> >> >> S/V Aries >> 1990 C&C 34+ >> New London, CT >> >>
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