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| Date | 2007-12-22 06:13:51 | 2007-12-26 09:06:07 | |||
| Editor | Jakob Kuttenkeuler | Jakob Kuttenkeuler | |||
| Tags | |||||
| 2007-12-22 06:13:51 by Jakob Kuttenkeuler | 2007-12-26 09:06:07 by Jakob Kuttenkeuler | ||||
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| 75 | 75 | ||||
| 76 | **TWS:** True Wind Speed in either of the units me | 76 | **TWS:** True Wind Speed in either of the units me | ||
| > | ters/second (m/s) or knots (kn). | > | ters/second (m/s) or knots (kn). | ||
| 77 | 77 | ||||
| 78 | **Course:** The direction of the boat velocity (0 | 78 | **Course:** The direction of the boat velocity (0 | ||
| > | to 360 degrees) which in this game is equal to the | > | to 360 degrees) which in this game is equal to the | ||
| > | boat heading since no water currents are present. | > | boat heading since no water currents are present. | ||
| > | > | ||||
| 79 | 79 | ||||
| t | 80 | **Distance:** is in this nautical game measured in | t | 80 | **Distance:** is in this nautical game measured in |
| > | nautical miles. One nautical mile equals 1.852 km | > | nautical miles. One nautical mile equals 1852 m. | ||
| > | /h. | ||||
| 81 | 81 | ||||
| 82 | **BS:** Boat Speed is measured in knots. One knot | 82 | **BS:** Boat Speed is measured in knots. One knot | ||
| > | equals one nautical mile per hour. | > | equals one nautical mile per hour. | ||
| 83 | 83 | ||||
| 84 | **VMG:** Velocity Made Good is the velocity compon | 84 | **VMG:** Velocity Made Good is the velocity compon | ||
| > | ent parallel to the TWD. By convention, positive V | > | ent parallel to the TWD. By convention, positive V | ||
| > | MG means that you are sailing towards the wind. | > | MG means that you are sailing towards the wind. | ||
| 85 | 85 | ||||
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