Set & Drift: Course Over Ground and Course to Steer
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In this lesson
You add the boat's motion through the water and the current as north and east components, find where Gullwing really goes over the ground, then work out the course to steer that cancels the current and the leg time that results.
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- Nautical Units: Knots, Nautical Miles & Degrees–Minutes Locked
- Speed, Time & Distance: Leg Times and ETAs for a Passage Locked
- Distance & Course Between Waypoints on a Flat Chart Locked
- Set & Drift: Course Over Ground and Course to Steer Locked
- Fuel: Consumption by Engine Speed, Litres per Mile & the Reserve Rule Locked
- Anchoring: Depth at High Water, Scope, Rode Length & Swing Room Locked
- Under-Keel & Bridge Clearance: Charted Depths, Tide Heights & Air Draft Locked
- The Passage Plan Sheet: Times, Fuel, Go/No-Go Checks & a Fuel Chart Locked