"Wally" wrote in message ...
Joe wrote:
If you want to sail a course of 080, at a speed of 10 knots and you
sail thru a current having an estimated set of 140 and a drift of two
knots
What would be your course and speed made good?.

089,

exactly

11.14 knots.

..6 knots off, but close this aint horseshoes.


If you want to sail a course of 095 through a current having a set of
170 and a drift of 2.5 knots, using a speed of 12 knots
What would be your course and speed made good?.

106, 12.88 knots.

correct on the course. Still just a bit off on the speed.

What course should you have steered to get a cog of 095?


You want to sail a course of 265 and a speed of 15 knots through a
current having a set of 185 and a drift of 3 knots
What would be your course and speed made good?.

254,

Good, what course should you have steered to make a COG of 265?

15.8 knots.

One knot off.

Hell of alot better than Jax.

Joe