Making a hole in the boat - or how to install new hardware in a challenging location
Thursday, May 1st, 2008 Posted in hack, sailing, viper 640 | 1 Comment »As I upgrade my Viper 640 to mirror the placement of the controls on the new Rondar-built boats, I needed to relocate a turning block for the spinnaker halyard/retrieval line to a new location on the cockpit floor. Unfortunately, the ...
GPS VMG Waypoint Circle Generator
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 Posted in download, gps, hack, sailing | No Comments »This Excel-based utility lets you set up a GPS receiver to calculate VMG (velocity made good) relative to a desired heading, to help you fine tune your sailing angles (choosing between pinching and footing upwind, and heating up vs. soaking ...