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Date	2007-12-21 08:18:01	2007-12-22 06:13:16
Editor	Jakob Kuttenkeuler	Jakob Kuttenkeuler
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	2007-12-21 08:18:01 by Jakob Kuttenkeuler			2007-12-22 06:13:16 by Jakob Kuttenkeuler
	29			29
	30	The chart and the race bounds		30	The chart and the race bounds
	31	-------------------------------		31	-------------------------------
	32	The shorelines are supplied by the US National Geo		32	The shorelines are supplied by the US National Geo
	>	physical Data Center (NGDC). Resolution may vary d		>	physical Data Center (NGDC). Resolution may vary d
	>	epedending on the race type. Important to notice i		>	epedending on the race type. Important to notice i
	>	s that what you see is what there is. Be aware of		>	s that what you see is what there is. Be aware of
	>	small islands but all water is deep and sailable.		>	small islands but all water is deep and sailable.
	>	Your boat can naturally only sail on water. If you		>	Your boat can naturally only sail on water. If you
	>	collide with land the boat will stop, be pulled o		>	collide with land the boat will stop, be pulled o
	>	ut from the coastline some distance and be somewha		>	ut from the coastline some distance and be somewha
	>	t damaged. The damage is expressed as a certain dr		>	t damaged. The damage is expressed as a certain dr
	>	op in boat speed (performance). This loss in perfo		>	op in boat speed (performance). This loss in perfo
	>	rmance is temporary and will vanish in a number of		>	rmance is temporary and will vanish in a number of
	>	hours. Since the boat has stopped you need to sen		>	hours. Since the boat has stopped you need to sen
	>	d a new command to set the boat on a new course. D		>	d a new command to set the boat on a new course. D
	>	ue to the implementation on the server, a boat may		>	ue to the implementation on the server, a boat may
	>	actually cut a little land corner at special occa		>	actually cut a little land corner at special occa
	>	sions. It can happen to all boats but is nothing t		>	sions. It can happen to all boats but is nothing t
	>	o calculate on.		>	o calculate on.
	33			33
n	34	The boat performance curves	n	34	The boat performance
	35	----------------------------		35	----------------------------
t	36	The boat performance is expressed in the so called	t	36	The boat performance is expressed in the so called
	>	polar curve, which is visible to you. The polar c		>	polar curve, which is visible to you. The polar c
	>	urve state the boat speed as a function of wind sp		>	urve state the boat speed as a function of wind sp
	>	eed and TWA. Take time and study the plot to learn		>	eed and TWA. Take time and study the plot to learn
	>	how to sail the boat efficiently. Different wind		>	how to sail the boat efficiently. Different wind
	>	speeds are shown with different colored curves. Fo		>	speeds are shown with different colored curves. Fo
	>	r a certain wind speed follow the corresponding co		>	r a certain wind speed follow the corresponding co
	>	lored curve for all various TWA:s around the boat.		>	lored curve for all various TWA:s around the boat.
	>	For a certain wind speed and TWA you can read the		>	For a certain wind speed and TWA you can read the
	>	corresponding boat speed as represented by the di		>	corresponding boat speed as represented by the di
	>	stance from the origin to the colored curve. The p		>	stance from the origin to the colored curve. The p
	>	lot does not differ negative from positive TWAs si		>	lot does not differ negative from positive TWAs si
	>	nce our boats are symmetric. Your boat gets the po		>	nce our boats are symmetric. Your boat generally p
	>	lar curve boat speed (=100% performance in the pol		>	erforms at the polar curve boat speed (=100% perfo
	>	ar window) at all times unless you have hit land a		>	rmance in the polar window) but there are two ways
	>	nd your boat has some level of damage.		>	of loosing performnce. If you hit land you loose
				>	quite a lot of performance. After changing TWA you
				>	also loose some percent of performance. Preforman
				>	ce loss is always temporarely. Depending on condit
				>	ions you will regain 100% after a while.
	37			37
	38	Race types		38	Race types
	39	------------		39	------------
	40	There are basically two kinds of races, fleet-race		40	There are basically two kinds of races, fleet-race
	>	s and timed-races.		>	s and timed-races.
	41			41

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