VECTOR DIAGRAMS FOR SAILBOAT DEAD RECKONING

Leonard E. Gray

Peer Reviewed

Abstract:	Navigators of slow power boats and sailboats occasionally use vector diagrams for negotiating a strong current which is regular and well-known. But a complete diagram, which includes the effects of both current and leeway, has never been popular for sailboat use. A simple dead-reckoning plot, with experienced guessing, takes the sailor where he wants to g-more or less.
Published in:	NAVIGATION: Journal of the Institute of Navigation, Volume 5, Number 4
Pages:	174 - 176
Cite this article:	Gray, Leonard E., "VECTOR DIAGRAMS FOR SAILBOAT DEAD RECKONING", NAVIGATION: Journal of The Institute of Navigation, Vol. 5, No. 4, 1956-1957, pp. 174-176.
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