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Wind Velocity |
6 knots |
8 knots |
10 knots |
12 knots |
14 knots |
16 knots |
20 knots |
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Minutes per NM |
18.5 |
15.0 |
13.1 |
12.2 |
11.6 |
10.9 |
9.8 |
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Average speed NM per hour [Knots] |
3.2 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
5.5 |
6.1 |
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Seconds per NM |
1112 |
900 |
787 |
733 |
696 |
657 |
590 |
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Course Length (NM) for Specified Elapsed Times |
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|
45 minute race - length (NM) |
2.4 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4.6 |
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|
60 minute race - length (NM) |
3.2 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
5.5 |
6.1 |
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|
75 minute race - length (NM) |
4.0 |
5.0 |
5.7 |
6.1 |
6.5 |
6.9 |
7.6 |
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|
90 minute race - length (NM) |
4.9 |
6.0 |
6.9 |
7.4 |
7.8 |
8.2 |
9.2 |
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|
120 minute race - length (NM) |
6.5 |
8.0 |
9.2 |
9.8 |
10.3 |
11.0 |
12.2 |
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|
150 minute race - length (NM) |
8.1 |
10.0 |
11.4 |
12.3 |
12.9 |
13.7 |
15.3 |
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|
180 minute race length (NM) |
9.7 |
12.0 |
13.7 |
14.7 |
15.5 |
16.4 |
18.3 |
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| TIME ALLOWANCES / SPEED [minutes per NM] for Sailing Angles | |||||||
| Wind Velocity | 6 knots | 8 knots | 10 knots | 12 knots | 14 knots | 16 knots | 20 knots |
| Beat VMG | 12.5 | 10.4 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.3 |
| 52° | 8.1 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.8 |
| 60° | 7.6 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| 75° | 7.3 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| 90° | 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| 110° | 7.8 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
| 120° | 8.0 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
| 135° | 9.0 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
| 150° | 10.8 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 4.3 |
| Run VMG | 12.5 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 5.0 |
| Selected Courses | |||||||
| Wind Velocity | 6 knots | 8 knots | 10 knots | 12 knots | 14 knots | 16 knots | 20 knots |
| Windward I Leeward | 12.5 | 10.1 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 6.6 |
| Circular Random | 10.5 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.4 |
| Coastal I Long Distance | 12.5 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.1 |
| Non Spinnaker | 11.4 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.7 |