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![]() "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 |
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