Racing Strategy
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Results
The table on the left below shows our overall standings and our place for each race. The bar graph to the right of the table shows how many minutes we were behind the first boat (green bars), and the boat one place ahead of us (red bars). The times in the bar graph are corrected times, i.e., after handicaps are applied.
Final standings: First half: 4 of 12 (pdf) Second half: 6 of 12 (pdf) 2009 whole series: 4 of 12 (pdf)
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The bar graph below shows how many seconds we were behind the first boat (green bars) and the boat one place ahead of us (red bars), per nautical mile. Since this graph takes the distance of each race into account, it provides a measure of our performance between the different races.
If you want to tinker around with the source data for the bar graphs above, you can see/edit the spreadsheet.
Ratings & Time Owed
PHRF Ratings
Time Owed
The table below lists the time each boat owes Northern Light for each course. For more fine-grained data, see Time Owed By Course, Boat, and Waypoint (pdf, one page per course).
Speed Polar Diagram
Below is the speed polar diagram for the Santana 35:
Mark & Course Data
Map of Race Area
The map below shows the SBYC race area and the approximate mark locations:
Marks (Waypoints)
The table below lists the SBYC marks and their locations. If you want the data in a different format, see the links below the table.
Additional formats for mark data:
Note that you can also edit the Google spreadsheet above and export the data in various formats, like pdf and Microsoft Excel.
Courses (Routes)
The table below lists the SBYC courses for 2009. If you want the data in a different format, see the links below the table.
Course notes:
- All marks must be rounded to port, except Gate 35/56.
- For Gate 35/36, boats have a choice of rounding either 35 or 36. 35 must be rounded to port, 36 must be rounded to starboard.
Additional formats for course data:
- Google spreadsheet (includes bearing and distance to each mark; can be exported in various formats)
- tsv (tab-separated values)
- gpx (GPS exchange format)
- doc (start-of-race cheat sheet in Microsoft Word format)
GPS notes
- In GPS parlance, marks are called "waypoints," and courses are called "routes."
- To manipulate the GPX file listed above and upload/download the data to a GPS unit, you can use a free program called EasyGPS.
- The GPX file with all waypoints and routes has already been uploaded to the new GPS unit that Nancie bought for Rod, a Garmin GPS 76. If you would like to play with the GPS unit, here is the GPS 76 Owner's Manual (pdf).