Peterson Cutter - Polar Diagrams

Carl McHenry on Morning Starsent along the KP44 Polar Diagrams, and US Sailing, which generated the diagrams, was kind enough to allow us to show them here.  The following links have some good information on what polar diagrams are and how they are used:

C34 FAQ: Polar Diagrams 

Basic Downwind Performance Part 1 (Sailnet) 

Basic Downwind Performance Part 2 (Sailnet) 

Basic Downwind Performance Part 3 (Sailnet) 

KP44 Polar Diagrams

Polar Diagram - Apparent Wind, no spinnaker

Polar Diagram for KP44:
Apparent Wind, no spinnaker

Polar Diagram - Apparent Wind, jib, spinnaker

Polar Diagram for KP44:
Apparent Wind, jib, spinnaker

Polar Diagram - True Wind, no spinnaker

Polar Diagram for KP44:
True Wind, no spinnaker

Polar Diagram - True Wind, jib, spinnaker

Polar Diagram for KP44:
True Wind, jib, spinnaker

 Polar Diagrams are Copyright 2002, US Sailing.  Reproduced by permission.


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