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Old 10th Sep 2016, 09:41
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All things being equal you will have a greater margin with a 10 knot tailwind because the basic performance would be calculated using a 15 knot tailwind giving five knots worth of tailwind performance margin PLUS any other margins. At zero wind you will be be credited with just the normal margins.

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