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Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 04-05-2022, 00:56
Replies: 65
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Posted By goboatingnow
Re: Paddle wheel speed sensor, who needs ‘em!

Me neither , I tend to just use heading or hand steer if deep downwind or avoid the point of sail
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 02-05-2022, 12:48
Replies: 65
Views: 8,836
Posted By goboatingnow
Re: Paddle wheel speed sensor, who needs ‘em!

Which is despite 4 GPS , and a paddle wheel I carry my trusty Walker speed log.

Equally you can estimate speed by timing a piece of paper in the water passing the length of your hull. !!
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 02-05-2022, 02:06
Replies: 65
Views: 8,836
Posted By goboatingnow
Re: Paddle wheel speed sensor, who needs ‘em!

True wind as regards sailing is a wind expressed as a angle from the bow , that would be experienced in the vessel was stopped in the water ( but not necessarily stopped regards the ground ). It’s a...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 02-05-2022, 01:53
Replies: 65
Views: 8,836
Posted By goboatingnow
Re: Paddle wheel speed sensor, who needs ‘em!

Glad your not instructing on navigation then
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 01-05-2022, 08:14
Replies: 65
Views: 8,836
Posted By goboatingnow
Paddle wheel speed sensor, who needs ‘em!

True wind as opposed to “ ground wind “ is the wind you experience if stopped on the water , hence it needs STW and not SOG, true wind is a sailing term and is defined relative to water not the...
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 30-04-2022, 14:21
Replies: 65
Views: 8,836
Posted By goboatingnow
Re: Paddle wheel speed sensor, who needs ‘em!

Well I’ll give you that.
Forum: Rules of the Road, Regulations & Red Tape 30-04-2022, 03:19
Replies: 65
Views: 8,836
Posted By goboatingnow
Re: Paddle wheel speed sensor, who needs ‘em!

True wind is best calculated using STW rather then SOG but only to dial out currents , tidal streams etc and essentially provide you with comparable numbers on both tacks

On the open sea the...
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