Velocity made good

id: velocity-made-good-173-1839669
title: Velocity made good
text: Velocity made good, or VMG, is a term used in sailing, especially in yacht racing, indicating the speed of a sailboat towards the direction of the wind. The concept is useful because a sailboat cannot sail directly upwind, and thus often can not, or should not, sail directly to a mark to reach it as quickly as possible. It is also often less than optimal to sail directly downwind.
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date created: 2008-06-30T04:32:34Z
date modified: 2024-09-01T23:45:00Z
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