
Post by
zezo | 2020-12-14 | 14:21:31
It suggests you make two gybes. But you know better ;-)
Because the router is not aware of you current heading, it can not caclculate the actual gybe penalty. That would be reasonable suggestion if you were actually sailing at 150, but you are not.
This problem always exists when sailing up/downwind. The router does not have history of your maneuvers, output is based only on your current position. So better call it once and apply the resulting track during the following few hours (or note the average leg length). The calculation is pretty usable. Not perfect, but should be ok.
This is not an issue if the conditions are really changing, like a wind shift around you. But in regular wind field you will get different initial tack every 10 minutes for pure geometrical reasons. It's also the reason it had small tack penalty even before the game got one - it would tend to change direction every 10 minutes (or whatever the time step is)