donny, your math wouldn't get you promoted from 10th grade to 11th.

(what the hell do *you* think the sq rt of 50 is, for the krist sakes?)




"SkitchNYC" wrote in message
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Say you are sailing a course of 190 and making 5 kn. An adverse current
suddenly gets you and you are now making a COG of 90. Assume the new COG
is at
the same speed (5kn)

Current = 50*, 8kts


and again at 2.5 kn.

36* 6.2 kts.


What direction and speed must the
current be to produce either of these results? Can such a current exist
in a
Gulf Stream eddie?

I don't know the Gulf stream, but I am fairly sure that I could find it!



Regards


Donal
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