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Instrument performance · TP52 Super Series

TP52 performance analysis

Cascais, Portugal · September 2015 · eight TP52 sessions.

All sessions · 32 analyzed tacks · 64 unavailable

Instrument performance

Speed through the turn

32 analyzed tacks64 not analyzed5.2 s median turn duration22.9 s median recovery

Aligned tack speed

32 turns · BSP kt · median and middle half
TURN
T 0 sMEDIAN 7.9 ktMIDDLE HALF 7.3 kt–8.3 ktN 32

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
-298.4 kt7.8 kt8.5 kt25
-288.3 kt7.8 kt8.6 kt31
-278.4 kt7.8 kt8.6 kt32
-268.4 kt7.8 kt8.6 kt32
-258.4 kt7.8 kt8.5 kt32
-248.4 kt7.8 kt8.6 kt32
-238.4 kt7.9 kt8.7 kt32
-228.3 kt7.8 kt8.7 kt32
-218.2 kt7.8 kt8.6 kt32
-208.2 kt7.6 kt8.7 kt32
-198.2 kt7.6 kt8.7 kt32
-188.3 kt7.6 kt8.9 kt32
-178.3 kt7.7 kt8.9 kt32
-168.4 kt7.7 kt8.8 kt32
-158.4 kt7.7 kt8.9 kt32
-148.4 kt7.7 kt8.8 kt32
-138.4 kt8.0 kt8.8 kt32
-128.5 kt8.0 kt8.8 kt32
-118.4 kt8.0 kt8.7 kt32
-108.4 kt7.9 kt8.7 kt32
-98.4 kt7.9 kt8.9 kt32
-88.4 kt7.9 kt8.9 kt32
-78.3 kt7.9 kt8.8 kt32
-68.3 kt7.9 kt8.8 kt32
-58.3 kt7.9 kt8.7 kt32
-48.3 kt7.9 kt8.8 kt32
-38.3 kt7.9 kt8.7 kt32
-28.3 kt7.9 kt8.7 kt32
-18.2 kt7.8 kt8.6 kt32
07.9 kt7.3 kt8.3 kt32
17.4 kt6.9 kt7.9 kt32
27.0 kt6.5 kt7.6 kt32
36.6 kt6.2 kt7.3 kt32
46.4 kt6.0 kt7.0 kt32
56.3 kt5.8 kt6.8 kt32
66.3 kt5.8 kt6.8 kt32
76.3 kt5.7 kt6.7 kt32
86.4 kt5.8 kt6.8 kt32
96.4 kt5.8 kt6.8 kt32
106.5 kt5.9 kt7.0 kt32
116.7 kt5.9 kt7.1 kt32
126.8 kt6.0 kt7.3 kt32
137.0 kt6.1 kt7.5 kt32
147.2 kt6.3 kt7.6 kt32
157.3 kt6.5 kt7.6 kt32
167.4 kt6.7 kt7.8 kt32
177.5 kt6.8 kt7.9 kt32
187.6 kt6.9 kt8.0 kt32
197.7 kt7.0 kt8.0 kt32
207.8 kt7.1 kt8.0 kt32
217.8 kt7.2 kt8.1 kt32
227.9 kt7.3 kt8.3 kt32
238.1 kt7.5 kt8.4 kt32
248.2 kt7.5 kt8.5 kt32
258.2 kt7.6 kt8.6 kt32
268.2 kt7.6 kt8.6 kt32
278.3 kt7.7 kt8.6 kt32
288.3 kt7.7 kt8.6 kt32
298.3 kt7.7 kt8.6 kt32
308.3 kt7.7 kt8.6 kt32
318.3 kt7.7 kt8.6 kt32
328.4 kt7.8 kt8.6 kt32
338.5 kt7.8 kt8.8 kt32
348.5 kt7.9 kt8.9 kt32
358.5 kt7.9 kt8.9 kt32
368.5 kt7.8 kt8.9 kt32
378.5 kt7.8 kt8.9 kt32
388.5 kt7.8 kt8.9 kt31
398.5 kt7.8 kt8.8 kt31
408.5 kt7.9 kt8.7 kt31
418.5 kt7.8 kt8.7 kt31
428.4 kt7.9 kt8.8 kt31
438.4 kt7.9 kt8.7 kt31
448.4 kt8.0 kt8.8 kt31
458.4 kt8.1 kt8.9 kt31
468.5 kt8.1 kt9.0 kt31
478.5 kt8.0 kt9.0 kt31
488.6 kt8.0 kt9.0 kt31
498.5 kt8.0 kt9.0 kt31
508.5 kt8.1 kt8.9 kt31
518.6 kt8.1 kt9.0 kt30
528.6 kt8.1 kt9.0 kt30
538.6 kt8.1 kt9.0 kt30
548.7 kt8.1 kt8.9 kt30
558.7 kt8.1 kt9.1 kt30
568.7 kt8.1 kt8.9 kt29
578.7 kt8.0 kt9.0 kt29
588.7 kt8.0 kt9.0 kt29
598.6 kt8.0 kt9.0 kt29
608.7 kt8.1 kt9.1 kt29
618.8 kt8.1 kt9.2 kt29
628.8 kt8.3 kt9.2 kt29
638.8 kt8.3 kt9.1 kt29
648.8 kt8.2 kt9.1 kt28
658.8 kt8.2 kt9.1 kt28
668.8 kt8.1 kt9.0 kt28
678.7 kt8.1 kt9.0 kt28
688.7 kt8.1 kt9.0 kt28
698.7 kt8.2 kt9.1 kt27
708.6 kt8.1 kt9.0 kt27
718.6 kt8.1 kt8.9 kt27
728.6 kt8.0 kt9.0 kt27
738.7 kt8.1 kt9.1 kt27
748.7 kt8.1 kt9.0 kt27
758.7 kt8.1 kt9.0 kt27
768.7 kt8.1 kt9.0 kt27
778.6 kt8.1 kt9.0 kt27
788.6 kt8.1 kt9.0 kt26
798.5 kt8.1 kt8.9 kt26
808.5 kt8.0 kt8.9 kt26
818.5 kt8.0 kt8.9 kt26
828.5 kt8.0 kt8.9 kt26
838.4 kt8.0 kt8.9 kt25
848.4 kt8.0 kt8.9 kt25
858.5 kt8.0 kt8.9 kt25
868.5 kt8.1 kt8.8 kt25
878.6 kt8.1 kt8.8 kt25
888.6 kt8.1 kt8.8 kt25
898.6 kt8.1 kt8.9 kt25
908.5 kt8.1 kt8.9 kt25
918.5 kt8.0 kt9.0 kt25
928.5 kt8.0 kt9.0 kt25
938.5 kt8.1 kt9.1 kt25
948.5 kt8.0 kt9.1 kt25
958.5 kt7.9 kt9.1 kt25
968.5 kt7.9 kt9.1 kt25
978.4 kt7.9 kt9.1 kt25
988.4 kt7.9 kt9.1 kt25
998.4 kt7.9 kt9.1 kt25
1008.4 kt8.0 kt9.1 kt25
1018.4 kt8.1 kt9.1 kt25
1028.4 kt8.1 kt9.0 kt25
1038.4 kt8.1 kt9.0 kt25
1048.4 kt8.1 kt9.0 kt25
1058.4 kt8.0 kt9.0 kt25
1068.4 kt7.9 kt8.9 kt25
1078.4 kt7.8 kt8.9 kt25
1088.4 kt7.8 kt9.1 kt25
1098.4 kt7.9 kt9.1 kt25
1108.5 kt7.8 kt9.0 kt24
1118.5 kt7.8 kt9.0 kt24
1128.5 kt7.8 kt8.9 kt24
1138.5 kt7.8 kt8.9 kt24
1148.5 kt7.8 kt8.9 kt24
1158.5 kt7.8 kt8.9 kt24
1168.5 kt7.8 kt8.9 kt24
1178.4 kt7.8 kt8.9 kt24
1188.5 kt7.7 kt8.9 kt24
1198.6 kt8.0 kt8.9 kt20
Aligned tack speed. Across 32 tacks the median boat speed falls from 8.3 kt just before the turn to 6.3 kt at +6 s and is 8.7 kt at +60 s.

Selected tack

T 0 sSPEED 3.6 kt

Entry 4.4 kt · low 3.1 kt

BSP through the selected tack
Seconds from turn (s)BSP
-29.65.3 kt
-28.65.3 kt
-27.55.3 kt
-26.65.2 kt
-25.65.2 kt
-24.65.2 kt
-23.65.1 kt
-22.65.0 kt
-21.64.9 kt
-20.54.8 kt
-19.64.7 kt
-18.64.6 kt
-17.64.5 kt
-16.64.4 kt
-15.64.4 kt
-14.64.4 kt
-13.54.4 kt
-12.64.4 kt
-11.64.3 kt
-10.64.3 kt
-9.64.3 kt
-8.54.3 kt
-7.64.3 kt
-6.54.3 kt
-5.64.3 kt
-4.64.3 kt
-3.64.3 kt
-2.64.3 kt
-1.54.1 kt
-0.63.9 kt
0.43.6 kt
1.43.3 kt
2.43.1 kt
3.43.1 kt
4.43.1 kt
5.53.1 kt
6.43.1 kt
7.43.1 kt
8.43.1 kt
9.43.1 kt
10.43.2 kt
11.43.2 kt
12.53.2 kt
13.43.2 kt
14.43.2 kt
15.43.2 kt
16.43.1 kt
17.43.1 kt
18.43.2 kt
19.53.2 kt
21.43.2 kt
22.43.3 kt
24.43.3 kt
25.43.4 kt
26.53.6 kt
27.43.8 kt
28.43.9 kt
29.44.1 kt
30.44.3 kt
31.44.6 kt
32.44.8 kt
33.55.1 kt
34.45.8 kt
35.46.0 kt
36.46.4 kt
37.46.8 kt
38.47.5 kt
39.47.7 kt
40.57.9 kt
41.47.9 kt
42.48.0 kt
43.48.1 kt
44.48.1 kt
45.48.2 kt
46.48.3 kt
47.58.4 kt
48.48.4 kt
49.48.5 kt
50.48.5 kt
51.49.0 kt
52.59.1 kt
53.49.2 kt
54.49.3 kt
55.49.4 kt
56.49.4 kt
57.49.4 kt
58.49.4 kt
59.59.4 kt
60.49.4 kt
61.49.4 kt
62.49.4 kt
63.49.4 kt
BSP through the selected tack. BSP goes from 5.3 kt at -30 s to a low of 3.1 kt at +4 s and ends at 9.4 kt.

Wind angle through turn

TWA °
T 0 sWIND ANGLE 3.9°

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
-29.6-55.5°
-28.6-56.1°
-27.5-56.1°
-26.6-56.8°
-25.6-51.0°
-24.6-45.0°
-23.6-40.9°
-22.6-38.7°
-21.6-38.7°
-20.5-39.9°
-19.6-42.5°
-18.6-50.2°
-17.6-52.9°
-16.6-53.3°
-15.6-53.4°
-14.6-52.5°
-13.5-52.0°
-12.6-51.1°
-11.6-51.0°
-10.6-51.4°
-9.6-51.4°
-8.5-51.9°
-7.6-52.5°
-6.5-51.7°
-5.6-49.2°
-4.6-45.6°
-3.6-36.2°
-2.6-23.5°
-1.5-13.8°
-0.6-5.1°
0.43.9°
1.414.9°
2.423.6°
3.429.6°
4.433.6°
5.535.9°
6.437.3°
7.438.1°
8.438.0°
9.437.3°
10.436.7°
11.437.3°
12.536.5°
13.436.8°
14.436.6°
15.437.6°
16.440.4°
17.445.1°
18.450.6°
19.553.4°
21.455.3°
22.456.9°
24.458.8°
25.462.1°
26.566.3°
27.469.5°
28.471.0°
29.472.0°
30.476.4°
31.484.9°
32.489.9°
33.593.9°
34.4100.8°
35.4103.5°
36.4109.3°
37.4112.2°
38.4112.4°
39.4113.4°
40.5114.1°
41.4114.7°
42.4116.3°
43.4117.3°
44.4118.7°
45.4120.4°
46.4121.6°
47.5122.2°
48.4123.8°
49.4126.6°
50.4128.8°
51.4131.9°
52.5133.9°
53.4134.2°
54.4134.6°
55.4137.6°
56.4139.1°
57.4139.2°
58.4139.1°
59.5138.8°
60.4137.0°
61.4129.2°
62.4121.4°
63.4102.2°
Wind angle through the selected tack. TWA goes from -55.5° at -30 s to a low of -56.8° at -27 s and ends at 102.2°.

Turn duration

32 tacks · count by s
BIN —TACKS —

Observed distribution; median 5.2 s.

Turn duration histogram
From (s)To (s)Tacks
3.513.924
13.924.44
24.434.92
34.945.40
45.455.81
55.866.30
66.376.80
76.887.31
Turn duration distribution. Turn duration has a median of 5.2 s over 32 tacks, most often 3.5–13.9 s.

Recovery

32 tacks · count by s
BIN —TACKS —

Observed distribution; median 22.9 s.

Recovery histogram
From (s)To (s)Tacks
12.218.26
18.224.215
24.230.34
30.336.34
36.342.31
42.348.41
48.454.40
54.460.41
Recovery distribution. Recovery has a median of 22.9 s over 32 tacks, most often 18.2–24.2 s.

Acceleration

32 tacks · count by s
BIN —TACKS —

Observed distribution; median 17.3 s.

Acceleration histogram
From (s)To (s)Tacks
3.59.52
9.515.611
15.621.611
21.627.65
27.633.71
33.739.71
39.745.80
45.851.81
Acceleration distribution. Acceleration has a median of 17.3 s over 32 tacks, most often 9.5–15.6 s.

Recovery by session

median seconds · analyzed tacks
SESSION —MEDIAN —N —

2. Sep 14, 2015: 30.4 s (n=1) · 3. Sep 15, 2015: 22.6 s (n=6) · 4. Sep 16, 2015: 20.3 s (n=12) · 5. Sep 17, 2015: 23.2 s (n=12) · 7. Sep 19, 2015: 60.4 s (n=1) Select a session to filter every chart.

Median recovery by session
SessionMedian recovery (s)Analyzed tacks
2. Sep 14, 201530.41
3. Sep 15, 201522.66
4. Sep 16, 201520.312
5. Sep 17, 201523.212
7. Sep 19, 201560.41
Recovery by session. Median recovery ranges from 20.3 s in Sep 16, 2015 to 60.4 s in Sep 19, 2015.

Entry speed versus recovery

32 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)
14:27:17 UTC4.430.4
09:48:37 UTC8.420.7
09:56:06 UTC9.024.8
11:28:57 UTC8.918.1
11:32:49 UTC9.020.8
11:36:10 UTC9.145.7
11:48:41 UTC8.924.4
10:48:42 UTC7.314.8
10:55:19 UTC9.023.1
10:58:36 UTC8.729.2
11:53:56 UTC7.718.7
12:04:44 UTC7.116.1
12:13:45 UTC8.540.5
12:39:36 UTC8.120.3
12:46:47 UTC8.118.7
13:15:39 UTC5.720.3
14:18:23 UTC9.817.4
14:34:33 UTC8.521.6
15:00:59 UTC7.622.9
10:40:57 UTC7.936.2
12:30:02 UTC8.623.4
12:40:15 UTC8.722.9
13:14:11 UTC8.026.4
13:15:20 UTC7.924.1
14:09:29 UTC8.133.5
14:47:06 UTC8.115.2
14:56:07 UTC9.132.6
15:03:20 UTC8.521.9
15:05:44 UTC7.512.2
15:19:32 UTC8.523.1
15:20:23 UTC8.618.8
10:39:20 UTC7.560.4
Entry speed versus recovery. 32 tacks entered at 4.4 kt to 9.8 kt and recovered in 12.2–60.4 s.

Distance lost through the turn

RankSession / turnEntry / low BSPTurn / accelerationLossRecoveryStatus / reason
1Sep 15, 2015 · 9/15/20159.1 kt / 5.6 kt19 s / 38 s42.4 m45.7 sAnalyzed
2Sep 16, 2015 · 9/16/20159.8 kt / 5.5 kt27.6 s / 12.1 s32.3 m17.4 sAnalyzed
3Sep 17, 2015 · 9/17/20158.1 kt / 5.3 kt87.3 s / 26.8 s25.7 m33.5 sAnalyzed
4Sep 15, 2015 · 9/15/20159 kt / 6.6 kt3.5 s / 18.1 s22.2 m24.8 sAnalyzed
5Sep 19, 2015 · 9/19/20157.5 kt / 5.7 kt28.5 s / 51.8 s20.4 m60.4 sAnalyzed
6Sep 17, 2015 · 9/17/20157.9 kt / 6.3 kt5.2 s / 20.7 s19.2 m36.2 sAnalyzed
7Sep 17, 2015 · 9/17/20157.9 kt / 5.9 kt6 s / 14.7 s19.2 m24.1 sAnalyzed
8Sep 14, 2015 · 9/14/20154.4 kt / 3.1 kt22 s / 26 s18.8 m30.4 sAnalyzed
9Sep 17, 2015 · 9/17/20158.6 kt / 6.5 kt4.3 s / 17.3 s18 m23.4 sAnalyzed
10Sep 16, 2015 · 9/16/20158.7 kt / 6.7 kt5.2 s / 21.6 s17.5 m29.2 sAnalyzed
11Sep 15, 2015 · 9/15/20158.9 kt / 6.8 kt3.5 s / 18.1 s17.3 m24.4 sAnalyzed
12Sep 17, 2015 · 9/17/20158 kt / 6.2 kt5.2 s / 22.5 s16.9 m26.4 sAnalyzed
—Sep 14, 2015 · 9/14/201511.1 kt / 5.2 kt— / —75.9 m—Not analyzed: no steady course before the turn was recorded; the recording has gaps around this turn
—Sep 13, 2015 · 9/13/20159.6 kt / 4.1 kt5 s / —71.6 m—Not analyzed: the recording has gaps around this turn
—Sep 15, 2015 · 9/15/201510.1 kt / 5.6 kt— / 97.6 s67.8 m105 sNot analyzed: no steady course before the turn was recorded
—Sep 19, 2015 · 9/19/201510 kt / 5.2 kt— / 97.6 s67.7 m103.5 sNot analyzed: no steady course before the turn was recorded
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.

BSP across true wind

119853 samples · kt
CELL —

Rows are true wind speed bands (kt); columns are absolute true wind angle bands (°). Cells show median boat speed in knots. Blank cells have no data.

Median boat speed by true wind speed and angle
TWSTWAMedian BSP (kt)Samples
0–6 kt0–30°2.6946
0–6 kt30–40°4.9589
0–6 kt40–50°4.7606
0–6 kt50–60°5.5367
0–6 kt60–75°4.4397
0–6 kt75–90°3.7135
0–6 kt90–105°3.574
0–6 kt105–120°4.474
0–6 kt120–140°3.4155
0–6 kt140–160°3.2316
0–6 kt160–180°2.6758
6–9 kt0–30°3.52377
6–9 kt30–40°6.62507
6–9 kt40–50°5.71286
6–9 kt50–60°5.71018
6–9 kt60–75°5.91597
6–9 kt75–90°6.11283
6–9 kt90–105°6.2845
6–9 kt105–120°5.51026
6–9 kt120–140°6.12413
6–9 kt140–160°4.41472
6–9 kt160–180°3.5938
9–12 kt0–30°6.84447
9–12 kt30–40°8.03196
9–12 kt40–50°7.83330
9–12 kt50–60°7.22149
9–12 kt60–75°7.61780
9–12 kt75–90°8.82216
9–12 kt90–105°8.62311
9–12 kt105–120°8.22220
9–12 kt120–140°9.26516
9–12 kt140–160°9.27202
9–12 kt160–180°5.01260
12–15 kt0–30°8.23494
12–15 kt30–40°8.35588
12–15 kt40–50°8.35845
12–15 kt50–60°8.01755
12–15 kt60–75°7.02216
12–15 kt75–90°7.72056
12–15 kt90–105°9.21637
12–15 kt105–120°9.21279
12–15 kt120–140°10.13182
12–15 kt140–160°10.65902
12–15 kt160–180°8.1541
15–18 kt0–30°8.82167
15–18 kt30–40°8.83878
15–18 kt40–50°8.83441
15–18 kt50–60°8.1671
15–18 kt60–75°8.41540
15–18 kt75–90°9.41159
15–18 kt90–105°10.5922
15–18 kt105–120°10.5746
15–18 kt120–140°11.21633
15–18 kt140–160°12.63679
15–18 kt160–180°9.4292
18–24 kt0–30°9.01707
18–24 kt30–40°8.2743
18–24 kt40–50°8.91592
18–24 kt50–60°7.9395
18–24 kt60–75°8.2536
18–24 kt75–90°8.9274
18–24 kt90–105°10.0408
18–24 kt105–120°10.6489
18–24 kt120–140°13.4476
18–24 kt140–160°14.91542
18–24 kt160–180°9.7239
24–40 kt140–160°18.621
24–40 kt160–180°17.22
BSP across true wind. Median boat speed ranges from 2.6 kt to 18.6 kt, fastest at 140–160° TWA in 24–40 kt of wind.

Upwind tack balance

Port minus starboard · knots
TWS · kt|TWA| · °Samples
Port / stbd
Δ BSP · kt
0–640–5051 / 555+0.5
0–650–60239 / 128+3
6–930–40832 / 1675+1.6
6–940–50361 / 925+1.1
6–950–60335 / 683+0.5
9–1230–402241 / 955+0.9
9–1240–50821 / 2509-1.4
9–1250–60573 / 1576-0.7
12–1530–403212 / 2376+0.6
12–1540–50632 / 5213-1.1
12–1550–60246 / 1509-1.1
15–1830–401783 / 2095+0.6
15–1840–50307 / 3134-1.7
15–1850–60133 / 538-0.3
18–2430–40303 / 440-0.5
18–2440–5060 / 1532-2.5
18–2450–6080 / 315-1.1
Positive values indicate faster sailing on port; negative values indicate faster sailing on starboard. Only bands with readings on both tacks are shown. These differences alone cannot establish a calibration error.