good luck with that...you won't be fast that way; sorry Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS d.ve...@bellaliant.net
On Mon, Oct 31, 2016 at 4:00 PM, Charlie Nelson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hey all; > > Although I have VMG (or at least its approximate equivalent) available from > my Garmin 746 Chart plotter and can display it on one of my 4 Garmin > displays above the companionway, I find it difficult to see it with crew in > the cockpit and I don't like putting my head into the boat looking down at > the chart-plotter mounted above the binnacle while I am trying my best to go > hard on the wind. > > OK-OK--I know this hardly qualifies as a serious problem!! > > Nonetheless, I am looking for the simplest solution that allows me to see > the VMG either on my iphone (hard to read with sunglasses on), or a 'smart > watch' which may have the same problem. I realize I could use another > battery powered GPS but I would need to mount it and operate it while trying > to get my head in to the race at the same time. > > Ideally glasses with a heads-up display of it would have it in front of me > no matter what else was going on. > > Any listers have solutions or ideas? My simpleminded thought is to put the > RC or starting line in as a MOB mark and then use either the largest > negative VMG upwind from it to guide me at the helm and the largest positive > VMG downwind from it find the best AWA. This would likely give me the best > course to steer no matter how true the course is to windward. > > Thanks, > > Charlie Nelson > Water Phantom > C&C 36 XL/kcb 1995 > > > > cenel...@aol.com > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish > to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
