Good luck in Bonaire Barton, hope you get lots of PBs on your new gear....if not don't bother coming back!

Thanks Roo. I'll give it a go. From my perspective, Alpha is the one I am most interested in increasing (to me it means I'm a better sailor), followed by km (getting backk in shape). The straight-line speed ones are more mental and condition dependent, and we already know I have a mental issue .

You need speed for a good alpha!

Understood, but I'll settle (for now) with 30 knots going into an alpha  - understand that (again, for now), a good alpha for me would be low 20's...

Roo, just for grins, in order to back up my perception with some data,  I looked at your Aug 5 tracks where you had an alpha of about 22.4 knots. Turns out your run-in was in the mid-28 knot range with a run-out hitting mid-24 knots. Since your entry and exit speeds are speeds that I have a chance of hitting on Bonaire, my goal of a low 20's alpha is a possibility, assuming I can start nailing the laydown jibes. 

Good, now I have a 'realistic' goal to work towards  . Thank you for the data!

Targets should be 28 to 30 knots in, 11 to 13 knot minimum and 24 to 28 knots out. Hit those and you'll be a jibing guRoo! Remember if you don't lay it down you'll look like a clown. 

I think I'll make a poster out of your last comments . I like it, especially the guRoo part!