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Video of the start, including the following data:
- SOG – speed over ground
- VMG – velocity made good for current wind direction
- DTST – distance to start line in meters
- DTL – distance to leader in upwind (VMG) meters
Subtitles were added by the SailViewer app. Any other value can also be added to the video.
As it can be seen on the video, distance to the leader was already pretty extreme. Due to 14 degrees of line bias. One of the boats closest to the line, Mataran, was 50m of upwind distance behind the leading Strilica (1st boat at the pin). This race was pretty much decided at the gun for many boats, even more since the right side was not the place to go. Also it is well noticed that Yikes (boat that sails on port) has by far the highest speed and VMG due to being released from the pack. Stilica is the only boat that is close to them.
Table shows distance to the line at start, how much later the line was crossed, position between the two ends, bias used at the place of crossing the line and distance to the leader at the gun.