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  • GPS Precision

    Our Hanse 388 has three different GPS devices. A couple of days ago, when I was sorting through the position data, I came across some interesting glitches. It’s All Over the Place! It all started out with this video, replaying a few minutes of boat movement. In real life, Click here for full post: https://nakedsailor.blog/2020/12/12/gps-precision/ […] More

  • Hanse 388 Speed and Polars

    So, how fast does our Hanse 388 go? This summer, we gathered over twenty million data points to compare our sailing speeds with what HanseYacht’s marketing material had promised. Here are the results. Our Data Our boat recorded (among a huge number of other things), speed, course, wind angle and Click here for full post: […] More

  • Hanse 388 Speed and Polars

    So, how fast does our Hanse 388 go? This summer, we gathered over twenty million data points to compare our sailing speeds with what HanseYachts’ marketing material had promised. Here are the results. Our Data Our boat recorded (among a huge number of other things), speed, course, wind angle Click here for full post: https://nakedsailor.blog/hanse-388-speed-and-polars/ […] More

  • A Digital Logbook

    Since I was about eight years old, one of my hobbies has been to code, to make computer programs. I love the creative process, and also the off chance of finding some new ways of piecing old puzzles together. This post is about my small “digital logbook” coding project. Opening Click here for full post: […] More