GPS programs to work out VMG

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Clazza

QLD

60 posts

Clazza

QLD, 60 posts

28 Dec 2011 10:12pm

Does anyone know if there's a program that can work out the best VMG (velocity made good) for going upwind or downwind off the data from the GPS?

I know GPSResults can work out the wind direction by the angles sailed so I thought there might be a way that it can be worked out from that. I just don't know if there is a program that has it.

CJW

NSW

1731 posts

CJW

NSW, 1731 posts

29 Dec 2011 1:15am

Microsoft excel ^_^

I have no idea of any programs but in all seriousness if you have a GPS plot with speeds/distance and you know what the wind direction was (so you can work out approx angles sailed) you can work out your optimum VMG's in about 2 minutes with Excel. Embrace the cosine

snides8

1731 posts

snides8

WA, 1731 posts

28 Dec 2011 11:49pm

Gps action replay pro

Clazza

QLD

60 posts

Clazza

QLD, 60 posts

29 Dec 2011 10:34pm

Perfect!!! That looks like a brilliant program for course racing. Thanks heaps snides8

saltiest1

NSW

2575 posts

saltiest1

NSW, 2575 posts

30 Dec 2011 12:18am

ok since its come up (kinda), ive been searching for a way to couple the info of the gps with info from my digital altimeter for skydiving. cant find the info anywhere. any takers?

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