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Re: Interpolating a traverse table
From: David Pike
Date: 2023 Sep 22, 11:35 -0700
From: David Pike
Date: 2023 Sep 22, 11:35 -0700
Ref my last. For: ‘Your original track required (TR) was 293, so your new TR is 313. The wind is now abaft the beam, so there’s not much leeway, say 2 degrees starboard, so make your new course 301(T), Variation in the area is about 11degrees(E), so steer 290(M)’
Read: ‘Your original track required (TR) was 293, so your new TR is 313. The wind is now abaft the beam, so there’s not much leeway, say 2 degrees starboard, so make your new course 311(T), Variation in the area is about 11degrees(E), so steer 300(M)’
As with ficticious celestial: If you start wiggling it to come out with round numbers, make sure do a final proof read before posting. DaveP
