Say you are sailing a course of 190 and making 5 kn. An adverse current
suddenly gets you and you are now making a COG of 90. Assume the new COG is at
the same speed (5kn) and again at 2.5 kn. What direction and speed must the
current be to produce either of these results? Can such a current exist in a
Gulf Stream eddie?

*IF* those are the parameters (in the case I was under we were making something
less than 5 knots and we didn't bother to check how fast we were going east, we
just confirmed and tacked) ...

.... *THEN* one needs a current componant at 010 at 5 knots and a current
componant at 5 knots as well, which would be roughly (would be exact if the
original course were at 180 rather than 190) a total current at 045 of just
over 7 knots. This would be a pretty strong eddy, though I am not sure that
such does not exist.

In any event, I believe we were making about 3 knots at 190* (we were sailing,
as each of us enjoyed sailing, the owner was exceptionally experienced, we had
a long ways to go, and we were not sure we had enough fuel to motor forever),
which an eddy of 3 knots (much common in eddies) at 011 would have given us
easting enough to show on our gps's.


Say you are sailing a course of 190 and making 5 kn. An adverse current
suddenly gets you and you are now making a COG of 90. Assume the new COG is
at
the same speed (5kn) and again at 2.5 kn. What direction and speed must the
current be to produce either of these results? Can such a current exist in a
Gulf Stream eddie?

Yeah, sure Jax, you were looking at the GPS and read the COG but not the
speed ... Do you really think everyone here is as ****ed up as you are?

Rick

JAXAshby wrote:
*IF* those are the parameters (in the case I was under we were making something
less than 5 knots and we didn't bother to check how fast we were going east, we
just confirmed and tacked) ...

on my gps at that time, speed was displayed on a different screen from course.

rick, I sorry that your lack of knowledge and understanding in this very tiny
issue -- and issue known and understood by others who have actually sailed in
areas with ocean currents -- so clearly shows you know nothing but what you
read on the net on any subject at all.

Rick, how was the ag pilot business? The ATP rating? The stolen construction
site plywood turned into a fine dinghy? The schooner trip to Mexico that
lasted 5 years? The master of a an ocean going freighter for ten years? All
before you turned 35?

Yeah, sure Jax, you were looking at the GPS and read the COG but not the
speed ... Do you really think everyone here is as ****ed up as you are?

Rick

JAXAshby wrote:
*IF* those are the parameters (in the case I was under we were making
something
less than 5 knots and we didn't bother to check how fast we were going
east, we
just confirmed and tacked) ...

JAXAshby wrote:

on my gps at that time, speed was displayed on a different screen from course.

You wrote that you were "playing with" the GPS, sounds like a typical
Jax backpedal to me.

Rick, how was the ag pilot business? The ATP rating? The stolen construction
site plywood turned into a fine dinghy? The schooner trip to Mexico that
lasted 5 years? The master of a an ocean going freighter for ten years? All
before you turned 35?

More typical Jax fantasy material ... The only thing you got right is
the ATP. The rest must be some envious fantasy you have about some other
guy.

It looks like they let you out a bit early this time or they haven't got
your meds quite right yet. The speedos a bit too tight maybe?

Rick

ricky, I know you don't understand this, but you do NOT navigate minute by
minute by minute by minute when you are well offshore outside the 100 fathom
line and not another vessel in sight. "playing" is the right word for the
situation.

as for the rest, I see you have conveniently forgotten all that you posted
while your were still "finding" your screen personna.


on my gps at that time, speed was displayed on a different screen from
course.

You wrote that you were "playing with" the GPS, sounds like a typical
Jax backpedal to me.

Rick, how was the ag pilot business? The ATP rating? The stolen
construction
site plywood turned into a fine dinghy? The schooner trip to Mexico that
lasted 5 years? The master of a an ocean going freighter for ten years?
All
before you turned 35?

More typical Jax fantasy material ... The only thing you got right is
the ATP. The rest must be some envious fantasy you have about some other
guy.

It looks like they let you out a bit early this time or they haven't got
your meds quite right yet. The speedos a bit too tight maybe?

Rick

Ball is in your park, Jax. Show the posts. Put up or show yourself to be
what we all know you to be anyway, a jealous, impotent, incompetent
wannabe with a vivid fantasy life who thinks a flamefest means someone
cares.

Have a nice day, Jax. You aren't worth the bandwidth.

Rick

JAXAshby wrote:

ricky, I know you don't understand this, but you do NOT navigate minute by
minute by minute by minute when you are well offshore outside the 100 fathom
line and not another vessel in sight. "playing" is the right word for the
situation.

as for the rest, I see you have conveniently forgotten all that you posted
while your were still "finding" your screen personna.



on my gps at that time, speed was displayed on a different screen from

course.

You wrote that you were "playing with" the GPS, sounds like a typical
Jax backpedal to me.


Rick, how was the ag pilot business? The ATP rating? The stolen

construction

site plywood turned into a fine dinghy? The schooner trip to Mexico that
lasted 5 years? The master of a an ocean going freighter for ten years?

All

before you turned 35?

More typical Jax fantasy material ... The only thing you got right is
the ATP. The rest must be some envious fantasy you have about some other
guy.

It looks like they let you out a bit early this time or they haven't got
your meds quite right yet. The speedos a bit too tight maybe?

Rick

From: Rick
Date: 2/28/2004 3:27 PM Eastern Standard Time
Message-id: k.net



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Rick

" wrote in message om...
My fine hunter sailboat is up for sale. Last night as I stumbled back
to my boat I fell off the dock, hitting my head on the cabin top. When
I woke up this morning I found a big crack in the fibergkass. As I've
told Douglass, when my boat has a crack, I buy a new one. Of course
I'll buy another Hunter. or maybe a Magregor?

BB


Dude, your mixed up.




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"SkitchNYC" wrote in message
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Say you are sailing a course of 190 and making 5 kn. An adverse current
suddenly gets you and you are now making a COG of 90. Assume the new COG
is at
the same speed (5kn)

Current = 50*, 8kts


and again at 2.5 kn.

36* 6.2 kts.


What direction and speed must the
current be to produce either of these results? Can such a current exist
in a
Gulf Stream eddie?

I don't know the Gulf stream, but I am fairly sure that I could find it!



Regards


Donal
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