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| **VMG:** Velocity Made Good is the velocity compon | | **VMG:** Velocity Made Good is the velocity compon |
| ent parallel to the TWD. By convention, positive V | | ent parallel to the TWD. By convention, positive V |
| MG means that you are sailing towards the wind. | | MG means that you are sailing towards the wind. |
| | | |
| **Time:** Is throughout the game measured with ref | | **Time:** Is throughout the game measured with ref |
| erence to Universal Time Coordinated UTC. | | erence to Universal Time Coordinated UTC. |
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| t | **Performance:** The percentage of boat speed you | t | **Performance:** The percentage of boat speed you |
| have in relation to the performance polar. You wil | | have in relation to the performance polar. You wil |
| l have 100% if you haven’t hit land, your performa | | l have 100% if you haven’t hit land or just made a |
| nce will go down for some time if you have hit lan | | course change, your performance will go down for |
| d. | | some time if you have hit land. |
| | | |
| **Great circle:** | | **Great circle:** |
| A great circle constitute the shortest route betwe | | A great circle constitute the shortest route betwe |
| en two locations on the globe. In the map projecti | | en two locations on the globe. In the map projecti |
| on we use a great circle may appear to have a curv | | on we use a great circle may appear to have a curv |
| ature, however on the globe the path is straight. | | ature, however on the globe the path is straight. |
| See Wikipedia, [Great circle] (http://en.wikipedia | | See Wikipedia, [Great circle] (http://en.wikipedia |
| .org/wiki/Great_circle). In Sailonline you can cho | | .org/wiki/Great_circle). In Sailonline you can cho |
| ose to navigate using great circles. | | ose to navigate using great circles. |
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| **Loxodrome (Rhumb line):** | | **Loxodrome (Rhumb line):** |
