iPolar software by KND SailingPerformance

agprice22

agprice22

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Aug 3, 2012
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Performance Cruising Telstar 28 302 Watkins Glen
Has anyone used this software yet? I think it would be cool to develop the polars for my Telstar 28!
 
Jackdaw

Jackdaw

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Nov 8, 2010
11,386
Beneteau First 36.7 & 260 Minneapolis MN & Bayfield WI
agprice22 said:
Has anyone used this software yet? I think it would be cool to develop the polars for my Telstar 28!
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A waste of time and money for monohulls. An even bigger waste for multis.
 
Jackdaw

Jackdaw

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Nov 8, 2010
11,386
Beneteau First 36.7 & 260 Minneapolis MN & Bayfield WI
That app uses just LOA!, displacement and sail area to generate a generic polar diagram. It’s useless.

If you really want to generate true polars, you can map the points yourself. Best if you have NEMA/WiFi instrumentation and use an app like iRegatta Pro to automaticlly plot the points and generate the curves.

It’s different than VPP polars that are optimals, this will generate a polar based on your personal ability.

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agprice22

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Aug 3, 2012
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Performance Cruising Telstar 28 302 Watkins Glen
Jackdaw said:
If you do get a NMEA WiFi setup, iRegatta is a boon. Lots of great tools.
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I will check this out. However, it may be overkill for my little lake-bound tri...
 
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