[JusDreaming]

Originally Posted by cal40john

I'm not sure what you're asking. Is it how much wind it takes to just break even sailing against current? If so, I don't see how there could be a single answer, every boat requires a different amount of wind to achieve a certain speed.


John

I am certainly aware of the zillion factors that effect the boats movement, size of boat, windage, etc etc. But the numbers I was looking for me was a general rule.
An example would be: the wind is pushing me away from a dock, while the tide is pushing me towards the dock. So how much wind does it take to nullify the tidal effect?
The person who gave these numbers said he learned the numbers while being a helmsman in the CG