"Charlie Morgan" wrote in message
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On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 21:04:16 -0400, "Scotty"
wrote:


"Ellen MacArthur" wrote



.
In irons and the wind is pushing you backwards at
2
miles an hour over the bottom.
The current is going the same direction over the ground
and at the same speed. 2 mph!
Your going backwards over the ground at 4 mph. Not
through the water.
The boat has NO freaking motion through the water
and
the rudder won't work.
Duh! Forget about looking at the land. There doesn't
have
to be any land in sight
and you're still dead in the water.
Enough!


If your boat is going backward at 4 MPH, and the current
is
2 MPH ( that really should be in knots) then your rudder
should work just fine.

You're blond, aren't you?

Scotty


She also said the wind was pushing her backwards at 2 mph.
That doesn't mean the
wind was blowing at 2 mph.


Your point?