Raw Data For Polar Plot Generation
Data Collected
    Boat Speed (BS)
    Speed Over Ground (SOG)
    Apparent Wind Speed (AWS)
    Apparent Wind Angle (AWA)
    True Wind Speed (TWS)
    True Wind Angle (TWA)
    Rudder Angle (RA)
    Sail in use
Data I would like to collect
     Heal Angle
     
Backstay setting and tension
     Outhaul Setting
     Jib Sheet Setting
     Staysail Sheet Setting
     Bottom/Prop Condition


August 12, 2010
Cleared breakwater at 1330
Motored to north of R10 bouy
Note two additional half turns tighter on stbd upper
Crew sleeping below
1410 1.5 nm from R10 main out, heading for emerald bay
Prior to turn dead into wind 213M
Cog 216M boat speed 6.1 true wind 8 knts appart 14 knts
New course 176M COG 178M
Sog main only 7.2 bs 6.4
Mast very straight
Wind 60 true 40 relative
Motor sailing 6.9 knts same throttle 25 aparent
Once we clear point should get wind boost
True wind 8.3 knts 65 true
Sunfish went by
I can see the interface of smooth water ahead about 1/4 mile ahead seas are
very flat
Boat Speed Speed Over Ground Apparent Wind Speed Apparent Wind Angle P/S True Wind Speed True Wind Angle Sails Rudder
4.9 5.4 11 38 S 7.7 60 2 0
4.1 4.5 10 41 S 8 65 2 0
4.6 4.9 10.6 46 S 8.3 65 2 0
Let jib out some
5.1 5.3 11.7 46 S 8 55 2 0
5.9 6.1 11.8 44 S 9.2 70 2 2
5.5 5.8 11.7 46 S 10 70 2 2
Heading 178 COG 175 BTW 176
6.4 6.8 12.5 45 S 10 75 2 3
6.8 7.3 13.3 57 S 11 90 2 2
6.7 7.2 13.6 46 S 10 80 2 2
6.3 6.7 13 51 S 9.8 85 2 2
Staysail set, running backstay set
7.1 7.3 15 49 S 12 75 3 3
7.2 7.5 14.3 55 S 12 80 3 3
Staysail leading edge collapsing bringing in
6.9 7.2 14.9 44 S 10 75 3 3
7.2 7.6 15.8 51 S 12 78 3 3
7.4 7.6 14.4 61 S 12 80 3 3
7.3 7.1 14.2 51 S 11 80 3 2
7.6 7.6 15.8 52 S 13 85 3 5
7.6 7.5 15.3 50 S 12 80 3 3
7.3 7.4 15.7 60 S 14 85 3 4
7.5 7.6 14.6 58 S 13 90 3 3
7.5 7.6 16.1 50 S 13 90 3 3
7.6 7.8 16.1 60 S 13 90 3 3
7.7 7.9 16.6 68 S 14 97 3 2
7.2 7.5 15.2 82 S 15 110 3 2
Perhaps above reading is a transient
7.1 7.1 17.1 47 S 13 70 3 4
7.3 7.5 16.7 53 S 14 85 3 5
Wind has occasional extended gusts
7.8 8 16.4 67 S 15 100 3 4
7.5 7.8 16.4 56 S 13 75 3 5
7.8 8 17.5 58 S 14 90 3 3
7.9 8.2 17.8 62 S 16 90 3 5
8 8.3 16.5 79 S 16 110 3 2
7 7.4 17.7 55 S 16 75 3 7
8 8.3 18.1 60 S 16 80 3 9
Increase autopilot response from 1 to 3 due to gusts
6.5 6.7 15.6 70 S 15 80 3 5
7.4 7.7 19 51 S 15 80 3 7
Considerable heel on gusts main out a bit
7.9 8.4 18.4 66 S 17 90 3 3
Let out jib and staysail
8.2 8.5 18.8 70 S 17 90 3 4
8.2 8.5 17.7 70 S 16 95 3 2
7.8 8.2 18.2 63 S 17 85 3 5
8 8.5 17.8 67 S 17 95 3 5
7.8 8.4 16.9 60 S 16 90 3 5
7.7 8.2 19 57 S 17 85 3 5
7.9 8.6 18.5 68 S 17 90 3 5
8.1 8.9 18 79 S 17 100 3 4
8 8.7 17.6 66 S 3 4
8 8.7 18.7 61 S 16 90 3 4
7.9 8.4 19.8 61 S 17 85 3 7
8.1 8.1 20 66 S 3 5
8.1 8.8 19.3 63 S 18 90 3 4
8.2 8.7 20.1 62 S 18 85 3 3
8.2 9 19.8 62 S 18 90 3 4
8.3 9 21.6 61 S 19 85 3 7
Stowed yankee
6.8 7.3 19.1 64 S 18 80 2 2
Note, staysail lead needs to move forward top of staysail luffing
7 7.5 20 69 S 18 88 2 2
7.1 7.4 18.5 69 S 19 95 2 2
6.8 7.2 19.4 65 S 17 80 2 2
7.4 7.8 19.3 71 S 20 90 2 2