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    Posted: 22 Apr 13 at 10:22pm
I did think about filtering it and showing a nicer sample , but hey, it's all a learning process and I'd only be cheating myself (as my mum would say). The wind was great - fully powered gusting to slightly overpowered, with not much by way of waves (Chew is a lake after all!), so I think a decent profile would look a lot smoother than that.

You can do just about anything post-processing the data, moving point averages etc. The sample rate was very high (256Hz) and could be set to a less sensitive rate, but I wanted to be able to look at individual tacks and memory isn't a problem.    
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Possibly not so bad if it was gusty.  The thing is, until there is a stock of data, we have no idea what 'good' 'average' and 'bad' look like under any circumstances.  It will be interesting to see if you can develop a feel for what the graph will turn out like while you are sailing.

On the bright side, there is a good distribution either side of upright.  It would in fact be interesting to see the (rolling-) average heel angle if that could be generated automatically, which I guess it can.
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That's alright if it's to facilitate steering!
Maybe a minute long turn to port... I see this as very honest - you could have changed the sample rate and the aliasing would have smoothed it out a treat!
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Try again with a 10 minute view. Real smooth...
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Why I don't win:


This is a two minute snap shot of me sailing upwind yesterday in fully powered conditions. Smooth I ain't.



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very good Jimbo!
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Originally posted by Peaky

Do you know how far/fast you roll through a tack? 

no- it varies depending on how much I trip over the centreboard case

Originally posted by Peaky

Do you know how far/fast you should roll through a tack?

no- and which expert opinion should we set for the benchmark?

Originally posted by Peaky

Are the two the same?

almost certainly not

Originally posted by Peaky

How upright do you sail?

I tell myself to sail my boat dead flat, just like everyone else at 5-10˚ leeward heel

Originally posted by Peaky

How upright should you sail? (as Dan H pointed out on SA, flat isn't always fastest if a bit of heel gains you extra righting moment).

'flat is fast'

Originally posted by Peaky

How quickly do you respond to gusts/lulls heeling the boat?

not fast enough

Originally posted by Peaky

How much do you pitch when punching in to waves? How much has practising a new technique improved this?

waves are for windsurfing

Originally posted by Peaky

What leeway angle do you make when pinching a bit? Should you use a bigger board?

depends on the tidal leebow and no, never use a big board unless you want to look like a beginner who has to carry their rig and their board separately to the water's edge*

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How smooth is your change of heading when you tack or gybe?

smooth enough to cope, smooth enough to care

Originally posted by Peaky

How far forward should you sit upwind in 7kts/12kts/18kts?

'sit forward ➠ and smile  Big smile' according to the writing on my first Oppy

Originally posted by Peaky

Ears are great, but does Hamilton rely on his ears or on his electronics when driving at 150mph?

Hamilton drives fast cars for a living and taps this... if he's concerned about electronics then the dude's got prioritisation issues.



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For that matter you could put one on the boom to meaure sheeting angle, kicker angle etc. 

us serious sailors wouldn't want the swing weight to compromise our gybing technique....  LOL


* ahh, edit you mean 'centreboard'... no too much drag surely?


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Do you know how far/fast you roll through a tack?
Do you know how far/fast you should roll through a tack?
Are the two the same?
How upright do you sail?
How upright should you sail? (as Dan H pointed out on SA, flat isn't always fastest if a bit of heel gains you extra righting moment).
How quickly do you respond to gusts/lulls heeling the boat?
How much do you pitch when punching in to waves? How much has practising a new technique improved this?
What leeway angle do you make when pinching a bit? Should you use a bigger board?
How smooth is your change of heading when you tack or gybe?
How far forward should you sit upwind in 7kts/12kts/18kts? Ears are great, but does Hamilton rely on his ears or on his electronics when driving at 150mph?
For that matter you could put one on the boom to meaure sheeting angle, kicker angle etc.

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Post Options Post Options   Quote pondmonkey Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Apr 13 at 10:52am
I've been reading this and thinking 'would I really want to know'... my results are hopeless enough in general, but ignorance about why is bliss, so I can continue to enjoy the journey and let time on the water make steady progress against the rest of the fleet.

If I had to break down my club racing into a technical assessment with key metrics by which I can set myself targets for improvement... oooh, sounds awfully a lot like an appraisal for one of those Tony Blair installed, non-jobs for a quango in the noughties.

That said, serious sailor types will probably love it, and at least its quantitive variables, not qualitative stuff like PNs being discussed.
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