All good questions Jim. I haven't a clew, although, I suspect YOU will move faster if you Pizz on the helmsman.
-Will (Dragonfly)
Super Secret Settled Science of Sailing?
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-Will (Dragonfly)
Answers:
1) No, the force vectors are balanced.
2) Yes, the boat is lighter
3) Yes, because the helmsman threw you overboard
Jim...
PS: The land mass encountered would be Australia , which is due West of Southern California.
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<- this sign applies to one of us. I'm pretty sure I know which one. I'm not so sure you do.-Will (Dragonfly)
Well I guess technically New Guinea is a large land mass.
But...
If I left, say San Diego, and wanted to go to Australia, my compass bearing would be 270° for most of the trip.
So...
Windy.com has a neat new feature of calculating great circle bearings and distances.
Note Point 1 is San Diego and point 2 is Northern Australia. Bearing is 270° distance 6700 nm.
If I wanted to miss New Guinea, it should have been 255°.
Jim...
PS: Pretty cool feature of setting multiple course and bearings for trip planning. You can add many points to the Windy global map.
PSS: Japan is bearing 306° from San Diego
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So If I headed west out of the Juan D'Fuca strait and took up a bearing of 300 degrees True, I would find Miyako Harbor on the East edge of Japan. (after avoiding a couple of the islands in the Aleutian Islands.
3800 NM only fuel for half the trip.. bummer. Better find some wind.
3800 NM only fuel for half the trip.. bummer. Better find some wind.