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Re: Setting a course when sailing into the wind.
From: Bill B
Date: 2016 Jul 27, 22:51 -0400
From: Bill B
Date: 2016 Jul 27, 22:51 -0400
On 7/27/2016 10:23 PM, Bill B wrote: Correction: "weather mapping" should read "weather routing." Also of note: Other than racing the destination will seldom be directly upwind*. Most likely a short leg and long leg. There are rules of thumb on which to sail first. *The exception to this is when we plan to sail from Michigan City, IN to Chicago, St Joseph, MI or Southport, MI. Inevitably our chosen destination will be directly on the nose. Oddly, the same returning :-)
