Very clear explanation. It's pretty clear how to jump from here to a set of target boat speeds and AWAs at different wind speeds. Thanks Ed
@NauticEd6 күн бұрын
thanks for the kudos
@DSilverwood6 ай бұрын
Thanks for putting up this video. I am trying to digest the concept of VMG and this helps relate it to apparent wind.
@NauticEd6 ай бұрын
Glad to help
@MD-BLUE8 ай бұрын
Great video, thanks. Can you comment on how to read the apparent wind speed, and not just the angle, from the wind triangles?
@NauticEd8 ай бұрын
The length of the apparent wind vector is the speed.
@MD-BLUE8 ай бұрын
@@NauticEd The length measured by the concentric circles for boat speed?
@NauticEd8 ай бұрын
yes@@MD-BLUE
@MurkyDregs9 ай бұрын
When I put my face into the wind, close my eyes, and turn my head to "equalize" the wind sound in my ears, I'm facing into the apparent wind?
@NauticEd8 ай бұрын
Yes - you only feel the true wind if the boat was stopped. Think of a car tearing down a highway. Take the free NauticEd Basic Sail Trim course. www.nauticed.org/sailing-courses/view/basic-sail-trim
@NauticEd9 ай бұрын
Yes. The apparent wind is the only wind you and the boat feel. Just like putting your hand out the window of a moving car.
@fredbarnes1966 ай бұрын
This boat speed upwind goes from 5kts to 8kts when the breeze goes from 10kt to 20 kts true? What kind of boat is it?
@NauticEd6 ай бұрын
This is a fictitious boat - however, the numbers are realistic based on many boat's performance numbers.