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Si realizamos una navegación diurna dejando la costa por estribor y percibimos un viento virazón, este nos entrará principalmente por:If on a daytime passage we keep the coast to starboard and feel a sea breeze (virazón), it will mainly come from:

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Correct answer: a) Port.

Why it is correct

The sea breeze comes from the sea. With the coast to starboard, the sea is to port.

Why the others are not

  • b) The land is to starboard.
  • c) We are sailing along the coast.
  • d) We are sailing along the coast.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Sketch the coast, the boat and an arrow from sea to land.

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