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		<title>DC Checker Version 3</title>
		<link>http://solfans.org/blog/uncategorized/dc-checker-version-3/</link>
		<comments>http://solfans.org/blog/uncategorized/dc-checker-version-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Nov 2017 12:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kipper1258]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The next version of DC Checker has been released with a major enhancement to the graphical checker. The major enhancement in this version is the inclusion of a high speed OpenGL based graphical checker which loads all the map tiles for the race area. Other enhancements include 1. Grib end date and grib resolution shown &#8230; <a href="http://solfans.org/blog/uncategorized/dc-checker-version-3/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">DC Checker Version 3</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Some Murky Thoughts About Sailing Through The Doldrums</title>
		<link>http://solfans.org/blog/weather/some-murky-thoughts-about-sailing-through-the-doldrums/</link>
		<comments>http://solfans.org/blog/weather/some-murky-thoughts-about-sailing-through-the-doldrums/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2017 06:51:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dingo]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some time I have mulled over the issues of attempting to route through significant areas of doldrums, or indeed any large masses of low wind speed. In my thinking, the most significant aspect of this circumstance is the nature of the routing algorithm. For the sake of the discussion, let&#8217;s use the Melbourne to &#8230; <a href="http://solfans.org/blog/weather/some-murky-thoughts-about-sailing-through-the-doldrums/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Some Murky Thoughts About Sailing Through The Doldrums</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Confessions from the Canaries</title>
		<link>http://solfans.org/blog/uncategorized/confessions-from-the-canaries/</link>
		<comments>http://solfans.org/blog/uncategorized/confessions-from-the-canaries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2017 20:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bonknhoot]]></dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://solfans.org/?p=1226</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[None of us have 20:20 vision when it comes to reading gridded wind gribs. Some of us are better than others at trying to see through the myopic maze on SOL as we pull the time bar steadily from left to right, but honestly everybody does better when they get themselves a pair of glasses. &#8230; <a href="http://solfans.org/blog/uncategorized/confessions-from-the-canaries/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Confessions from the Canaries</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Precision round Puerto Aguirre for posterity</title>
		<link>http://solfans.org/blog/uncategorized/precision-round-puerto-aguirre-for-posterity/</link>
		<comments>http://solfans.org/blog/uncategorized/precision-round-puerto-aguirre-for-posterity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2017 18:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[bonknhoot]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having read Javakeda’s Victory Report for this one, I had to add my ha’pworth. But what to add? Well maybe this. Once you had decided your best course would be to curve on a beam reach to the northern entrance of the Canal Caruso, then foot as fast (!/?) as you could South West across &#8230; <a href="http://solfans.org/blog/uncategorized/precision-round-puerto-aguirre-for-posterity/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Precision round Puerto Aguirre for posterity</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Puerto Aguirre &#8211; 2017</title>
		<link>http://solfans.org/blog/routing/puerto-aguirre-2017/</link>
		<comments>http://solfans.org/blog/routing/puerto-aguirre-2017/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2017 06:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[javakeda]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The race was designated a &#8216;sprint&#8217;, but the winds were light and the water almost glassy &#8212; just like it was in this photo looking east toward mainland Chile across a cove on the island of Puerto Aguirre. The light airs forecast in our WRF High Resolution GRIB made for a technical race that put &#8230; <a href="http://solfans.org/blog/routing/puerto-aguirre-2017/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Puerto Aguirre &#8211; 2017</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>40&#8242; Series 2017 &#8212; The Sardinia Cup</title>
		<link>http://solfans.org/blog/routing/40-series-2017-the-sardinia-cup/</link>
		<comments>http://solfans.org/blog/routing/40-series-2017-the-sardinia-cup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2017 02:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[javakeda]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The six race 2017 40&#8242; Series Championship Q1&#38;Q2  requires skippers to choose among three boats: The Ker 40 The Class 40 The SOTO 40 Each boat must be raced twice in the six races scheduled for Q1 &#38; Q2 of 2017.  Sardinia was our first opportunity to test our ability to choose. The Sardinia course was &#8230; <a href="http://solfans.org/blog/routing/40-series-2017-the-sardinia-cup/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">40&#8242; Series 2017 &#8212; The Sardinia Cup</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>40&#8242; Series &#8212; First Look</title>
		<link>http://solfans.org/blog/uncategorized/40-series-first-look/</link>
		<comments>http://solfans.org/blog/uncategorized/40-series-first-look/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2017 03:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[javakeda]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The concept is great! There are six races and three boats, each of which have to be sailed twice. We have to choose which boat to sail when. OMG, I love it! So &#8230; Here is some data: I routed all three boats using the polars you would get from Kipper&#8217;s DC_Checker software. I started &#8230; <a href="http://solfans.org/blog/uncategorized/40-series-first-look/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">40&#8242; Series &#8212; First Look</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hobart 2016</title>
		<link>http://solfans.org/blog/races/racereports/hobart-2016/</link>
		<comments>http://solfans.org/blog/races/racereports/hobart-2016/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[outlaw]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Onto the final race of 2016, the all time favorite to Hobart. The wx is pretty simple, a fast downwind stretch along the coast, a lighter reaching bit across Bass Strait, and another fast downwind bit alongside Tasmania. Bass Strait is certainly the least predictable, and likely decisive. To get out of Sydney and clear &#8230; <a href="http://solfans.org/blog/races/racereports/hobart-2016/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Hobart 2016</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>VMC revisited</title>
		<link>http://solfans.org/blog/sailing-by-the-numbers/vmc-revisited/</link>
		<comments>http://solfans.org/blog/sailing-by-the-numbers/vmc-revisited/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2016 20:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[outlaw]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi, I&#8217;m going to give the concept of Velocity Made Course, or VMC in short, another look. Hopefully easier to understand, let&#8217;s go. Why? With routing, we are dealing with three issues. 1. Wind changes over time. Here VMC gives the perfect solution. 2. Wind is different in space. Think weather map. VMC is sorta &#8230; <a href="http://solfans.org/blog/sailing-by-the-numbers/vmc-revisited/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">VMC revisited</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Doing the ZigZag with DCC</title>
		<link>http://solfans.org/blog/routing/doing-the-zigzag-with-dcc/</link>
		<comments>http://solfans.org/blog/routing/doing-the-zigzag-with-dcc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2016 04:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[javakeda]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Hawaiian ZigZag race is a personal favorite for me.  It&#8217;s a long sprint through warm waters that bring back great memories.  This year, I was excited to test the Delay Command Checker software (DCC) during the race. The DCC software surprised me both by how easy it was to use and by how many useful or &#8230; <a href="http://solfans.org/blog/routing/doing-the-zigzag-with-dcc/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Doing the ZigZag with DCC</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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