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Date	2008-02-02 12:20:56	2008-02-02 12:21:58
Editor	Jeroen Tiel	Jeroen Tiel
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	2008-02-02 12:20:56 by Jeroen Tiel			2008-02-02 12:21:58 by Jeroen Tiel
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	91	VMG: Velocity Made Good is the velocity compon		91	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.
	92			92
	93	Time: Is throughout the game measured with ref		93	Time: Is throughout the game measured with ref
	>	erence to Universal Time Coordinated UTC.		>	erence to Universal Time Coordinated UTC.
	94			94
t	95	Performance: The percentage of boat speed you	t	95	Performance: The percentage of boat speed you
	>	have in relation to the performance polar. You wil		>	have in relation to the performance polar. You wil
	>	l have 100% if you haven’t hit land, your performa		>	l have 100% if you haven’t hit land or just made a
	>	nce will go down for some time if you have hit lan		>	course change, your performance will go down for
	>	d.		>	some time if you have hit land.
	96			96
	97	Great circle:		97	Great circle:
	98	A great circle constitute the shortest route betwe		98	A great circle constitute the shortest route betwe
	>	en two locations on the globe. In the map projecti		>	en two locations on the globe. In the map projecti
	>	on we use a great circle may appear to have a curv		>	on we use a great circle may appear to have a curv
	>	ature, however on the globe the path is straight.		>	ature, however on the globe the path is straight.
	>	See Wikipedia, [Great circle] (http://en.wikipedia		>	See Wikipedia, [Great circle] (http://en.wikipedia
	>	.org/wiki/Great_circle). In Sailonline you can cho		>	.org/wiki/Great_circle). In Sailonline you can cho
	>	ose to navigate using great circles.		>	ose to navigate using great circles.
	99			99
	100	Loxodrome (Rhumb line):		100	Loxodrome (Rhumb line):

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