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Old 12-03-2006
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well finishing my third book on racing and i still dont see any hard rule on when to tack. assuming there are no wind shifts how do you know how far to go on a tack. i guess i am looking for some kind of formula like using distance angle and speed. it would seem that you could use the gps, vmg and eta to tell you when its best to tack.
any help would be appreciated.
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