Mary,
When calculating downwind sailing, you say "as low as you can go." That means straight downwind. Is that what you mean?
It is actually a less accurate way of describing a situation where a crew tries to sail as deeply as possible without taking a negative hit in downwind VMG. I use this shorted yet less accurate phrase to keep the test readable.
May I should write "With the best downwind VMG as they can"
Also is this the correct order of these three items? Well, I mean are the items in the right order but are the numbers on the wrong ones?
Actually the numbers do correspond with the numbering of the preceding listing. I chose to exchange the -3- and -2- lines to first comment on upwind and downwind as these are more important and are currently implemented in NMBR. The reaching part CAN be implemented easily but isn't as of yet. However I'm planning to do that this weekend as it is an action of a few minutes and it doesn't impact in any way on the currently reviewed ratings. It will be an adaptation in the underlying framework that will stay dormant untill used when producing distance race handicaps for a given race. But even without this particular modification the NMBR can be use to produce more accurate distance race handicaps then the other rating systems. It's just that it is so easy to get some extra accuracy out of it.
Wouter
