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LogScanner Loading

LogScanner Loading

How to load a log file into LogScanner LogScanner is a tool that gives you the ability to analyze your log files and find ways to improve your performance. This post covers the first step in using this tool; loading a log file. Start LogScanner (part of

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Log Scanner

Log Scanner

How to improve your performance LogScanner™ is a log analysis tool that provides insight into how to improve your performance on the racecourse. It can read Ockam, Expedition and NMEA0183 log files and show them in ways that lets you find out what happened: Where your performance

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Starting Oculus

Starting Oculus

Inside the Oculus you won’t be late The Starting Oculus is a graphic that lets you know if you are going to be late at the gun. The starting oculus is a shaded area where you will not be able to get to the line in time.

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Ockam U Seminar

Ockam U Seminar

April 9, 2014 hosted by the DYRA Ockam U The next Ockam U Seminar will be conducted by Mike Ruhland at the Tompkins Community Center in Grosse Pointe Park MI. The subjects include Data Access with Mobile Devices Learning about the BET diagram Post Race Data Analysis

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Layline Fence

Layline Fence

Layline Fence OS5 Race has a new feature – the Layline Fence. In the image, the red area should be avoided because your last starboard tack will  be too short to get to full speed before rounding. Learn more about Approaching the mark. Min/Max Laylines Another feature

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BET Diagram

BET Diagram

Tack on shifts? The BET diagram tells you The BET diagram (Break Even Tacking) is a tool to help you decide whether or not to tack on wind shifts. If the wind shifts are small or short, the shift won’t produce enough gain to make up for

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Calculating Wally

Calculating Wally

How to calculate Wally The Wally is a technique for gaining advantage of wind shifts when you can’t or shouldn’t tack (read the overview). And yes, there are times and conditions where you shouldn’t tack (see Break-even tacking). In this exercise we will use the Ockam37 polar

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Ruhland Remote Coach Services

Ruhland Remote Coach Services

Authorized Remote Coach Ruhland & Co. If you don’t measure it, you can’t improve it. A thorough characterization of the boat’s performance is responsible for Dolphin’s success. We’ve stayed competitive for the last 20 years by continually refining everything: our technique, deck layout, tuning, sail design, and

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Remote Coach Services

Remote Coach Services

Remote Coach™ extends your connectivity off the boat to allow various experts access to your data in real-time. Experts are available for troubleshooting your system, remote setup, updating software and calibration. This technology gives you real-time access to sailing experts. Services provided by Ockam Troubleshooting service (TShooter) Capabilities: Limited

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TShooter

Tshooter is a remote coach expert application run by the folks at Ockam. It specializes in remote diagnosis of your instrument system. You are free to make use of this service without charge, as long as you don’t abuse it. Getting started To use Tshooter, you will need

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