B&G Deckman User Manual
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4.11
Variable Meaning
Position
on
Figure 4.7
Time in
Figure 4.7
S_APortDn
Arriving at the line on
port, turning
downwind
3 37
S_APortUp
Arriving at the line on
port, turning upwind
2 17
S_ASbdDn
Arriving at the line on
starboard, turning
downwind
(not
calculated)
(not
calculated)
S_AStbdUp
Arriving at the line on
starboard, turning
upwind
1 20
Units here are mmss.
Note. As you can see in the example above, some of the advanced start
variables may not be calculated depending on your position and heading
in relation to the line.
It is interesting to compare the difference between these numbers and
those for the times to reach the line without the rate of turn/acceleration
tables (i.e. those represented in the Dm and T rows above the start
diagram.