Routing: a hand across the water
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An onshore router acts as a navigator, tactician and weather analyst, using computing power and weather data to determine the safest and fastest course for racing sailboats and passagemaking cruisers. Routers need polar inputs, position inputs and weather inputs plus a reliable communication system.
Publication Name: Sail
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0036-2700
Year: 1992
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Making routing decisions electronically
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Sailboat enthusiasts can make use of various software to chart the best course based on information from weatherfaxes, voice and data communications, electronic charts and others. The basic software is polar-development software which takes into account a particular windspeed and true-wind angle.
Publication Name: Sail
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0036-2700
Year: 1999
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Optimum sailing angles
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A description is presented of the techniques which are used by competitive sailors in sailboat racing. The calculation of the route which should be taken in a race and the importance of measuring the boat's velocity are discussed.
Publication Name: Sail
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0036-2700
Year: 2001
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