This nomenclature describes the key words and abbreviations used in this manual.
International Measurement System.
Velocity Prediction Program. A computer program which (normally) balances the sail thrust against the hull drag; the sail sideforce against the appendage sideforce and the heeling moment against the hull and crew righting moment in order to predict the yacht speed for a given true wind speed and course. These results are normally presented in a series of polar graphs.
In this section:
§ Hull Measurement Definitions