On Optimum Current Sailing Using Tidal Simulation

Shigeaki Shiotani

Abstract:	This paper deals with the research on the optimum weather routing for small vessels sailing in a relatively narrow sea area such as a bay for the purpose of economy or safety of sailing. The time series of tidal currents in the bay were calculated by numerical computation and were introduced to the simulation of a ship routing. Then the total navigation times and run distances were compared under conditions of various different departure times in the fields of variable tidal currents. As for the results, it was considered that the effects of tidal currents for a ship sailing were very important for considering with the optimum current sailing of a short navigation time. It was recognized that the tidal simulation for the weather routing of a small vessel was very effective.
Published in:	Proceedings of the IAIN World Congress and the 56th Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (2000) June 26 - 28, 2000 The Catamaran Resort Hotel San Diego, CA
Pages:	175 - 180
Cite this article:	Shiotani, Shigeaki, "On Optimum Current Sailing Using Tidal Simulation," Proceedings of the IAIN World Congress and the 56th Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (2000), San Diego, CA, June 2000, pp. 175-180.
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