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Wind
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Situation
Reasons
Characteristics
Sailing Style
Priority
Open Race Course
Stable Wind
No Mixing
Stable
Clear wind
Minimize tacks
Boat Speed
Slow Oscillations
No Big Changes
Steady Velocity
Patient
Boat Speed
Aware of long, slow angle changes
Unstable, Puffy and Shifty
Wind Mixing
Fanning Puffs(cat’s paw)
Picture Changes Fast
Decisive
No long term memory
Stay in pressure
Be on the lifted tack
Connect the puffs
Closed Race Course
More Wind to One Side
Geography
Stationary
Race to Side
Be Patient
Get to the wind, even if it is in bad air
First lane back with clear air
Geographic Shift
Geography
Stationary
Race to Side
Be Patient
Get to the bend, even in bad air
Be decisive whether to lead back or take an edge
Current Advantage
Water Depth
Stationary
Race to Side
Be Patient
Overplay the current
Focus on clear air when in the current
Persistent Shift
Large Wind Shift
Gradient Change
Slow Changes
Race to Side
Be Patient
Only time to be okay with taking sterns, dig deep into the shift, come back with clear wind and boatspeed
Stable Wind
Slow Oscillations
Unstable, Puffy and Shifty
More Wind to One Side
Geographic Shift
Current Advantage
Persistent Shift
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