NavList:

   

Reply

Here are some of the numbers I came up with:
1. Distance to Cristobal. I computed the distance between the various way
points using three methods: (1) traditional Mercator sailing using tables of
Maridional Parts, (2) Mercator sailing using a table of Latitude Parts which
accounts for the eccentricity of the earth when calculating the meridian
distance from initial to final latitude, and (3) the Starpath Starpilot
which uses mid-latitude sailing. Only the distance is different between
these three methods. The course are identical.
Way Point                          D by (1)         D by (2)        D by (3)
Course (T)
Bridgetown
St Lucia/St Vincent Pass          84.8              84.2            84.5
286.8
MOP1                                  522.0            518.8          523.2
263.4
Cristobal                               618.4            614.6
616.9                 252.4
Total                                   1225.2          1217.6        1224.6
Enroute time @XXX.XXX8m
2. Days to Cristobal. To the nearest tenth, 6.8 days.
3. ETA in Zone time at the St. Lucia/ St. Vincent Pass waypoint.
Sunrise on 29/5/2001 at Bridgetown 13d 05.5'N, 59d 47.4'W is 0532Q. The
central meridian for the time zone is 60d W and the 12.6' of longitude east
of the central meridian did not affect the SR time significantly. So
departure is at 0532Q.
There are two ways to get at the ETA. The course to the waypoint is 286.8.
If we go with the boat speed of 8.1 kts, and the distance is 84.8nm, the
enroute time is 10h 28m and the ETA is 1600Q. However, given the current set
of 270, drift of 0.7 Kts, and steering 288 T, the resulting SOA is 8.8 Kts
on a Track of 286.8 T. The enroute time is then 9h 38m with an ETA of 1510Q.
4. Compass course/Course-to-steer (CTS). Setting a course so that our Track
is 286.8 T, the CTS is 303 C. When the current is not accounted for, the CTS
is 302 C. This is to be expected since the current set is so close to the
desired track.
5. Departure point position to nearest minute.
St. Lucia at 292.2 d C is 279.2 T
St. Vincent at 129.7d C is 116.7 T
By plotting out the fix on a plotting sheet, the fix is at 13d 25.5' N, 61d
29.8' W.
6. TC and distance to MOP1 from departure point from 5.
The course is 263.7 T. The distance is 502.8 NM using method 2.
7. CC/CTS for MOP1.
The set of the current is so close to the desired track that it has very
little impact on the CTS. So CTS is 274.5 C.
Sam Chan

   

Reply