Re: [Paddlewise] Wind Wave Calculator Plus Current Plus Wind = Dead Reckoning Navigation

From: Fred T, CA Kayaker <cakayak_at_mindspring.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 20:22:34 -0800
Whiz Wheels or E6B's, here is a off the cuff thought.  One has to lay a 
plot for:

Wind speed and Wind Direction
True Speed of Kayak (speed without outside interference)
Magnetic Course of the kayak

Plus

Current Speed and Current Direction
True Speed of Kayak
Magnetic Course of the Kayak

Determine the impact of the combined forces of Wind and Current on the 
speed and course of the kayak to establish Velocity Made Good and Required 
Heading to maintain course.

To me the tough part is determining the separate impact of the wind and 
current on the speed of the kayak and what the required heading correction 
to maintain course.

Now that is simple enough.

Fred



If one could take a At 08:42 PM 10/31/2000 -0500, Larry Bliven wrote:
>haven't seen a Whiz Wheel for Wind Waves.. it would be interesting to look
>at the formulas to see if one could be fabricated


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