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J/88 performance analysis

Exile: J/88 performance

Tack speed, turn duration, acceleration, and recovery across six sessions.

Graham Eger · J/88 crew

June 2021–September 2022 Chicago · Lake Michigan

All sessions · 83 analyzed tacks · 74 unavailable

Instrument performance

Speed through the turn

83 analyzed tacks74 not analyzed17 s median turn duration16 s median recovery

Aligned tack speed

83 turns · BSP kt · median and middle half
TURN
T 0 sMEDIAN 4.8 ktMIDDLE HALF 4.2 kt–5.3 ktN 83

The shaded band holds the middle half of the turns at each moment. Faint lines show individual turns.

Boat speed through tacks, aligned at the turn
Seconds from turn (s)MedianLower quartileUpper quartileTurns
-295.9 kt5.3 kt6.2 kt82
-285.9 kt5.2 kt6.2 kt83
-275.9 kt5.2 kt6.2 kt83
-265.9 kt5.3 kt6.1 kt83
-255.9 kt5.3 kt6.2 kt83
-245.8 kt5.3 kt6.2 kt83
-235.8 kt5.2 kt6.3 kt83
-225.8 kt5.3 kt6.2 kt83
-215.8 kt5.3 kt6.2 kt83
-205.7 kt5.2 kt6.2 kt83
-195.7 kt5.3 kt6.1 kt83
-185.7 kt5.3 kt6.1 kt83
-175.7 kt5.3 kt6.2 kt83
-165.7 kt5.3 kt6.3 kt83
-155.7 kt5.2 kt6.2 kt83
-145.7 kt5.2 kt6.2 kt83
-135.7 kt5.2 kt6.2 kt83
-125.8 kt5.3 kt6.2 kt83
-115.9 kt5.3 kt6.2 kt83
-105.9 kt5.2 kt6.1 kt83
-95.9 kt5.2 kt6.1 kt83
-85.9 kt5.3 kt6.1 kt83
-75.8 kt5.3 kt6.1 kt83
-65.8 kt5.3 kt6.1 kt83
-55.8 kt5.3 kt6.1 kt83
-45.7 kt5.1 kt6.1 kt83
-35.4 kt4.9 kt6.0 kt83
-25.3 kt4.6 kt5.9 kt83
-15.0 kt4.4 kt5.6 kt83
04.8 kt4.2 kt5.3 kt83
14.5 kt4.0 kt5.0 kt83
24.4 kt4.0 kt4.8 kt83
34.3 kt4.0 kt4.7 kt83
44.4 kt4.0 kt4.7 kt83
54.5 kt4.1 kt4.8 kt83
64.6 kt4.2 kt4.9 kt83
74.7 kt4.3 kt5.1 kt83
84.9 kt4.4 kt5.2 kt83
95.0 kt4.4 kt5.4 kt83
105.1 kt4.5 kt5.6 kt83
115.2 kt4.6 kt5.7 kt83
125.3 kt4.7 kt5.7 kt83
135.4 kt4.8 kt5.8 kt83
145.5 kt4.8 kt5.8 kt83
155.5 kt4.9 kt5.9 kt83
165.7 kt5.0 kt6.0 kt83
175.7 kt5.1 kt6.1 kt83
185.7 kt5.2 kt6.0 kt83
195.8 kt5.2 kt6.1 kt83
205.8 kt5.3 kt6.1 kt83
215.8 kt5.3 kt6.1 kt83
225.8 kt5.3 kt6.1 kt83
235.7 kt5.3 kt6.1 kt83
245.8 kt5.4 kt6.2 kt82
255.9 kt5.5 kt6.2 kt82
265.9 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt82
275.9 kt5.5 kt6.2 kt82
285.9 kt5.4 kt6.2 kt82
295.9 kt5.4 kt6.2 kt82
306.0 kt5.5 kt6.2 kt82
315.9 kt5.5 kt6.2 kt82
325.9 kt5.4 kt6.2 kt82
335.9 kt5.4 kt6.2 kt82
345.9 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt82
355.9 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt82
365.9 kt5.5 kt6.2 kt82
375.9 kt5.5 kt6.2 kt82
385.8 kt5.4 kt6.1 kt82
395.9 kt5.5 kt6.1 kt82
405.9 kt5.5 kt6.2 kt82
415.9 kt5.4 kt6.2 kt82
425.8 kt5.4 kt6.3 kt82
435.8 kt5.4 kt6.2 kt82
445.8 kt5.4 kt6.2 kt82
455.9 kt5.4 kt6.2 kt82
465.9 kt5.5 kt6.2 kt82
475.9 kt5.4 kt6.2 kt82
485.9 kt5.4 kt6.3 kt82
495.9 kt5.4 kt6.3 kt82
505.9 kt5.4 kt6.2 kt82
515.9 kt5.5 kt6.2 kt82
525.9 kt5.5 kt6.2 kt82
535.9 kt5.5 kt6.2 kt82
545.9 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt82
555.9 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt82
565.9 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt80
575.9 kt5.6 kt6.3 kt80
585.9 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt80
595.9 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt80
605.9 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt80
615.9 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt80
625.9 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt80
635.9 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt80
645.9 kt5.5 kt6.4 kt80
655.9 kt5.6 kt6.3 kt80
665.9 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt80
675.9 kt5.6 kt6.3 kt80
686.0 kt5.5 kt6.2 kt80
696.0 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt80
705.9 kt5.5 kt6.2 kt80
715.8 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt80
726.0 kt5.4 kt6.3 kt80
735.9 kt5.4 kt6.4 kt80
745.9 kt5.6 kt6.3 kt79
755.9 kt5.6 kt6.2 kt79
765.9 kt5.6 kt6.3 kt79
775.9 kt5.6 kt6.3 kt79
785.9 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt79
795.9 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt79
805.9 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt79
815.8 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt79
825.8 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt78
835.9 kt5.5 kt6.2 kt78
845.8 kt5.4 kt6.2 kt78
855.8 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt77
865.9 kt5.4 kt6.3 kt77
875.9 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt76
885.9 kt5.6 kt6.3 kt76
895.9 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt76
905.9 kt5.4 kt6.3 kt76
915.9 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt76
925.8 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt76
935.8 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt76
945.8 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt76
955.9 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt76
965.9 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt76
975.9 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt76
985.9 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt76
995.9 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt76
1005.9 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt76
1015.9 kt5.6 kt6.4 kt76
1025.9 kt5.6 kt6.4 kt76
1035.9 kt5.6 kt6.3 kt76
1045.8 kt5.5 kt6.3 kt76
1055.8 kt5.6 kt6.3 kt76
1065.9 kt5.6 kt6.3 kt76
1075.9 kt5.6 kt6.3 kt76
1085.9 kt5.6 kt6.2 kt76
1096.0 kt5.6 kt6.2 kt76
1106.0 kt5.5 kt6.2 kt76
1115.9 kt5.6 kt6.3 kt76
1125.9 kt5.5 kt6.2 kt76
1135.9 kt5.6 kt6.3 kt76
1145.9 kt5.6 kt6.3 kt76
1155.9 kt5.5 kt6.4 kt76
1165.9 kt5.5 kt6.4 kt76
1176.0 kt5.6 kt6.4 kt76
1186.0 kt5.6 kt6.4 kt76
1195.9 kt5.6 kt6.4 kt73
Aligned tack speed. Across 83 tacks the median boat speed falls from 5.8 kt just before the turn to 4.3 kt at +3 s and is 5.9 kt at +60 s.

Selected tack

T 0 sSPEED 5.4 kt

Entry 6.1 kt · low 4.2 kt

BSP through the selected tack
Seconds from turn (s)BSP
-29.16.2 kt
-28.26.2 kt
-27.16.2 kt
-26.26.2 kt
-25.16.2 kt
-24.26.3 kt
-23.26.4 kt
-22.36.4 kt
-21.26.2 kt
-20.36.2 kt
-19.26.1 kt
-18.36.1 kt
-17.26.2 kt
-16.36.3 kt
-15.26.3 kt
-14.36.3 kt
-13.26.3 kt
-12.36.1 kt
-11.26.0 kt
-10.36.0 kt
-9.25.9 kt
-8.46.0 kt
-7.26.0 kt
-6.46.1 kt
-5.36.2 kt
-4.46.1 kt
-3.36.1 kt
-2.56.0 kt
-1.45.8 kt
-0.55.4 kt
0.75.0 kt
1.54.7 kt
2.64.4 kt
3.54.2 kt
4.64.3 kt
5.44.6 kt
6.64.8 kt
7.45.2 kt
8.55.3 kt
9.45.3 kt
10.55.5 kt
11.45.6 kt
12.55.5 kt
13.45.6 kt
14.55.8 kt
15.46.0 kt
16.56.1 kt
17.46.0 kt
18.56.0 kt
19.46.1 kt
20.56.2 kt
21.36.2 kt
22.46.0 kt
23.36.1 kt
24.46.2 kt
25.36.2 kt
26.46.3 kt
27.26.2 kt
28.46.2 kt
29.26.3 kt
30.36.3 kt
31.26.4 kt
32.36.3 kt
33.26.2 kt
35.16.2 kt
35.96.2 kt
37.06.2 kt
37.96.0 kt
39.06.1 kt
39.86.2 kt
41.06.4 kt
41.86.6 kt
42.96.7 kt
43.86.7 kt
44.96.6 kt
45.86.5 kt
46.96.0 kt
47.75.9 kt
48.96.1 kt
49.76.2 kt
50.96.3 kt
51.76.3 kt
52.86.2 kt
53.76.3 kt
54.86.4 kt
55.76.4 kt
56.86.4 kt
57.76.6 kt
58.86.7 kt
59.76.7 kt
61.16.5 kt
61.96.7 kt
63.07.0 kt
63.97.0 kt
65.06.6 kt
65.86.3 kt
66.96.2 kt
67.86.4 kt
68.96.7 kt
69.86.8 kt
70.87.1 kt
71.77.0 kt
72.96.9 kt
73.76.8 kt
74.96.8 kt
75.76.6 kt
76.96.7 kt
77.76.7 kt
78.86.8 kt
79.77.0 kt
80.86.9 kt
81.76.7 kt
82.86.6 kt
83.76.6 kt
84.86.5 kt
85.76.5 kt
86.86.3 kt
87.76.3 kt
88.86.4 kt
89.76.4 kt
90.96.4 kt
91.76.4 kt
92.86.5 kt
93.76.5 kt
94.86.4 kt
95.76.2 kt
96.86.1 kt
97.66.0 kt
98.76.1 kt
99.66.0 kt
100.75.9 kt
101.56.0 kt
102.66.0 kt
103.56.1 kt
104.66.2 kt
105.46.1 kt
106.66.0 kt
107.45.9 kt
108.65.8 kt
109.45.9 kt
110.66.0 kt
111.45.9 kt
112.55.8 kt
113.45.8 kt
114.65.9 kt
115.46.0 kt
117.16.4 kt
118.06.4 kt
119.16.3 kt
120.06.1 kt
BSP through the selected tack. BSP goes from 6.2 kt at -29 s to a low of 4.2 kt at +3 s and ends at 6.1 kt.

Wind angle through turn

TWA °
T 0 sWIND ANGLE -7.1°

Recorded true wind angle (TWA), drawn as one continuous line. The readout shows the signed angle. The dotted line marks the turn at 0 seconds.

TWA through the selected tack
Seconds from turn (s)TWA
-29.1-42.5°
-28.2-42.2°
-27.1-42.5°
-26.2-42.1°
-25.1-42.1°
-24.2-42.0°
-23.2-42.6°
-22.3-42.4°
-21.2-41.3°
-20.3-41.3°
-19.2-39.9°
-18.3-39.2°
-17.2-38.5°
-16.3-38.2°
-15.2-38.6°
-14.3-39.3°
-13.2-39.2°
-12.3-38.8°
-11.2-39.1°
-10.3-39.0°
-9.2-39.3°
-8.4-40.0°
-7.2-40.9°
-6.4-42.3°
-5.3-42.2°
-4.4-41.3°
-3.3-37.3°
-2.5-32.0°
-1.4-19.9°
-0.5-7.1°
0.79.3°
1.520.9°
2.636.6°
3.546.8°
4.656.5°
5.461.0°
6.662.4°
7.461.9°
8.564.1°
9.463.3°
10.561.6°
11.460.8°
12.560.1°
13.459.4°
14.560.2°
15.461.0°
16.561.0°
17.460.6°
18.560.1°
19.459.8°
20.557.9°
21.356.4°
22.455.1°
23.354.5°
24.453.9°
25.353.9°
26.454.3°
27.254.7°
28.455.1°
29.254.2°
30.351.4°
31.250.2°
32.349.7°
33.250.9°
35.151.2°
35.951.2°
37.052.3°
37.953.7°
39.054.0°
39.853.7°
41.055.0°
41.854.1°
42.955.1°
43.854.9°
44.954.7°
45.854.8°
46.954.9°
47.755.5°
48.957.1°
49.758.0°
50.958.8°
51.759.2°
52.860.0°
53.760.0°
54.860.3°
55.759.7°
56.861.8°
57.762.9°
58.864.9°
59.765.7°
61.165.6°
61.967.0°
63.068.2°
63.967.4°
65.067.1°
65.866.2°
66.965.7°
67.865.8°
68.967.6°
69.868.1°
70.867.8°
71.767.5°
72.966.4°
73.766.4°
74.965.4°
75.764.8°
76.963.2°
77.762.0°
78.861.0°
79.760.6°
80.859.0°
81.759.0°
82.857.7°
83.756.9°
84.856.7°
85.756.9°
86.857.4°
87.757.4°
88.856.9°
89.756.4°
90.956.1°
91.755.7°
92.855.2°
93.755.8°
94.855.5°
95.754.9°
96.854.6°
97.654.6°
98.755.2°
99.655.4°
100.755.1°
101.554.7°
102.654.5°
103.554.3°
104.654.7°
105.454.2°
106.654.0°
107.453.8°
108.654.6°
109.455.4°
110.655.7°
111.455.7°
112.556.4°
113.456.7°
114.656.9°
115.456.3°
117.154.6°
118.054.4°
119.154.5°
120.054.2°
Wind angle through the selected tack. TWA goes from -42.5° at -29 s to a low of -42.6° at -23 s and ends at 54.2°.

Turn duration

83 tacks · count by s
BIN —TACKS —

Observed distribution; median 17 s.

Turn duration histogram
From (s)To (s)Tacks
4.822.849
22.840.914
40.959.011
59.077.14
77.195.22
95.2113.32
113.3131.40
131.4149.51
Turn duration distribution. Turn duration has a median of 17 s over 83 tacks, most often 4.8–22.8 s.

Recovery

83 tacks · count by s
BIN —TACKS —

Observed distribution; median 16 s.

Recovery histogram
From (s)To (s)Tacks
7.620.054
20.032.416
32.444.84
44.857.23
57.269.63
69.682.01
82.094.41
94.4106.81
Recovery distribution. Recovery has a median of 16 s over 83 tacks, most often 7.6–20 s.

Acceleration

83 tacks · count by s
BIN —TACKS —

Observed distribution; median 12.7 s.

Acceleration histogram
From (s)To (s)Tacks
4.817.154
17.129.316
29.341.64
41.653.94
53.966.13
66.178.41
78.490.60
90.6102.91
Acceleration distribution. Acceleration has a median of 12.7 s over 83 tacks, most often 4.8–17.1 s.

Recovery by session

median seconds · analyzed tacks
SESSION —MEDIAN —N —

1. 2021-06-05: 16 s (n=28) · 2. 2021-06-06: 23.2 s (n=13) · 3. 2021-06-13: 16.4 s (n=3) · 4. Verve · Aug 13–15, 2021: 16.4 s (n=29) · 5. Sheldon Clark · Sep 18, 2021: 14.7 s (n=9) · 6. Sep 18, 2022: 15.1 s (n=1) Select a session to filter every chart.

Median recovery by session
SessionMedian recovery (s)Analyzed tacks
1. 2021-06-0516.028
2. 2021-06-0623.213
3. 2021-06-1316.43
4. Verve · Aug 13–15, 202116.429
5. Sheldon Clark · Sep 18, 202114.79
6. Sep 18, 202215.11
Recovery by session. Median recovery ranges from 14.7 s in Sheldon Clark · Sep 18, 2021 to 23.2 s in 2021-06-06.

Entry speed versus recovery

83 analyzed tacks · BSP kt / recovery s
TURN —ENTRY —RECOVERY —

Each point is one analyzed tack; select one to show it above. Recovery is the time taken to regain most of the speed the boat had on entry.

Entry boat speed and recovery time per turn
TurnEntry BSP (kt)Recovery (s)
16:06:46 UTC6.114.5
16:08:52 UTC6.010.7
16:11:14 UTC6.114.1
17:04:16 UTC6.48.9
17:07:26 UTC6.746.6
17:11:02 UTC6.111.1
17:32:41 UTC6.416.0
17:35:47 UTC6.125.2
17:42:22 UTC6.310.8
18:34:26 UTC6.110.5
18:38:41 UTC6.223.6
18:41:29 UTC6.525.0
18:59:33 UTC6.418.3
19:01:58 UTC6.317.0
19:04:12 UTC6.27.6
19:08:19 UTC6.315.7
19:31:44 UTC6.322.8
19:51:11 UTC5.012.0
19:56:12 UTC6.213.8
19:58:34 UTC6.221.6
20:00:02 UTC6.225.1
20:07:14 UTC6.318.9
20:08:09 UTC6.210.7
20:10:29 UTC6.154.1
20:14:41 UTC6.751.4
20:30:59 UTC5.916.0
20:34:53 UTC6.438.1
20:38:11 UTC6.214.9
15:24:54 UTC5.123.2
15:37:55 UTC5.123.7
15:44:17 UTC4.99.3
15:45:32 UTC5.266.6
16:28:37 UTC5.314.3
17:02:01 UTC4.914.9
17:05:26 UTC5.557.7
17:56:02 UTC4.98.6
18:03:06 UTC5.7106.8
18:09:28 UTC5.311.7
18:10:24 UTC5.537.0
18:30:40 UTC4.430.1
18:32:40 UTC5.510.8
15:17:06 UTC5.69.8
15:22:09 UTC5.622.0
16:57:26 UTC3.916.4
16:05:22 UTC5.321.7
16:43:19 UTC6.016.3
16:44:44 UTC6.324.4
17:48:13 UTC5.98.7
18:10:02 UTC5.917.6
18:16:58 UTC5.79.2
19:30:36 UTC5.711.8
19:42:57 UTC6.324.5
20:03:55 UTC5.615.2
20:05:56 UTC4.49.8
20:14:31 UTC6.113.9
15:39:18 UTC6.315.9
15:59:17 UTC5.387.3
16:09:20 UTC5.919.3
16:13:01 UTC5.18.0
16:19:03 UTC5.816.7
16:21:14 UTC4.811.5
16:40:15 UTC4.67.7
16:47:35 UTC5.738.9
17:55:10 UTC5.324.0
18:01:35 UTC5.116.4
18:26:06 UTC5.464.5
19:24:32 UTC5.311.3
19:30:30 UTC5.923.2
19:34:14 UTC5.39.3
19:53:42 UTC4.917.4
20:02:08 UTC5.233.2
15:38:48 UTC5.69.6
16:13:21 UTC4.872.5
15:51:56 UTC5.213.5
15:54:11 UTC4.914.7
16:17:22 UTC5.712.3
16:44:33 UTC5.917.2
18:50:37 UTC6.129.4
19:56:39 UTC5.612.9
19:59:31 UTC5.915.1
20:04:34 UTC5.914.3
20:21:10 UTC6.117.3
19:15:17 UTC5.015.1
Entry speed versus recovery. 83 tacks entered at 3.9 kt to 6.7 kt and recovered in 7.6–106.8 s.

Distance lost through the turn

RankSession / turnEntry / low BSPTurn / accelerationLossRecoveryStatus / reason
1Verve · Aug 13–15, 2021 · 8/14/20215.3 kt / 1.6 kt110.4 s / 57.5 s44.4 m87.3 sAnalyzed
2Verve · Aug 13–15, 2021 · 8/13/20215.3 kt / 2 kt149.5 s / 17.6 s34.4 m21.7 sAnalyzed
32021-06-06 · 6/6/20215.5 kt / 3.7 kt16.4 s / 30.8 s23 m37 sAnalyzed
42021-06-06 · 6/6/20215.5 kt / 3.4 kt52.5 s / 51.5 s21.4 m57.7 sAnalyzed
5Verve · Aug 13–15, 2021 · 8/14/20215.4 kt / 3.4 kt78.6 s / 62.8 s20.6 m64.5 sAnalyzed
62021-06-05 · 6/5/20216.3 kt / 3.5 kt82.9 s / 17.9 s20.2 m22.8 sAnalyzed
72021-06-05 · 6/5/20216.2 kt / 4.2 kt16.8 s / 21.9 s19.2 m25.1 sAnalyzed
8Verve · Aug 13–15, 2021 · 8/13/20216.3 kt / 4 kt4.9 s / 22.6 s17.6 m24.4 sAnalyzed
92021-06-06 · 6/6/20214.4 kt / 3 kt30.7 s / 29.8 s16.6 m30.1 sAnalyzed
10Verve · Aug 13–15, 2021 · 8/13/20216.3 kt / 4 kt6.1 s / 23.5 s16.3 m24.5 sAnalyzed
112021-06-06 · 6/6/20215.7 kt / 3.9 kt5.9 s / 102.9 s15 m106.8 sAnalyzed
12Sheldon Clark · Sep 18, 2021 · 9/18/20214.9 kt / 2.9 kt24 s / 13 s15 m14.7 sAnalyzed
—Verve · Aug 13–15, 2021 · 8/13/20216.4 kt / 1.2 kt— / —60.1 m—Not analyzed: no steady course before the turn was recorded; the recording has gaps around this turn
—Verve · Aug 13–15, 2021 · 8/13/20215.9 kt / 1.8 kt— / 44.3 s52.9 m73.1 sNot analyzed: no steady course before the turn was recorded
—Sheldon Clark · Sep 18, 2021 · 9/18/20216 kt / 2.7 kt— / 37.7 s52 m51.5 sNot analyzed: no steady course before the turn was recorded
—Sheldon Clark · Sep 18, 2021 · 9/18/20217 kt / 3.4 kt— / 38.5 s49.1 m40.2 sNot analyzed: no steady course before the turn was recorded; the recording has gaps around this turn
Each basis compares the distance sailed through the turn with a reference distance. Each value uses the measurements available for that turn; missing values say why they are missing.

Course and track

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Recording coverage

10recordings
6sailing sessions
59course patterns
11complete patterns
Each row is one day of recorded sailing. Course patterns include incomplete ones, so they are not an official race count.
Observed dateSamplesCourse patternsComplete patterns
2021-06-0523,675150
2021-06-0621,678101
2021-06-1314,20170
2021-08-1362,709196
2021-09-1822,37074
2022-09-1810,92010

Repeated records count once.