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Re: Wind & Current Navigation
From: Dan Allen
Date: 2003 Apr 22, 08:56 -0700
From: Dan Allen
Date: 2003 Apr 22, 08:56 -0700
On Monday, April 21, 2003, at 02:36 PM, Charles Tait wrote: > I severely doubt that any equation will fix this better than judgement. I know that the equations that govern marina navigation are very complex with currents and winds added, and that there may be no current good real-time calculation mechanism to make use of them. But I am looking for us to develop a more rigorous theory of what is happening so that we can learn from it and make some progress on understanding the physics of winds and currents so we can have some first principles to work from while at the helm. I am therefore looking for the theory that will help practice. Dan
