Excellent... you determined both set & drift as well?? That's not easy on a
current that appears to average at over 2 knots at times. Was the seafloor
topography fairly constant or did you compensate for the shallows and surges
they would present?

Could you provide the calcs for that... for the enlightenment of those
unfamiliar of course. ;-)

CM

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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| Was this what you expected before setting off? (Tidal direction being 180
| deg to your course, I mean.)
|
| Did your logged speed remain fairly constant (aside from variations due to
| changes in wind speed)?
|
| Yup. Eldridge showed those currents, but I really expected to make a
better
| VMG, for no valid reason!
| Speed over ground averaged 3.5 to 5.5knots. Knotmeter gave 6.5 to 8 knots.
Our
| average was probably below 5 knots after the third hour, but picked up
again at
| the last few hours.
|
| RB