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Navegamos con rumbo de aguja Sur constante en la bahía de Algeciras, y observamos que la enfilación popa-proa de nuestra embarcación va variando su proyección en tierra, ¿A qué se puede deber si navegamos en una zona sin corriente?:Steering a steady compass course South in Algeciras Bay, the boat’s fore-and-aft line drifts along the shore. With no current, the cause is:

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Correct answer: c) Leeway.

Why it is correct

With no current, what sets us off course is wind: leeway.

Why the others are not

  • a) Fixed.
  • b) No such thing.
  • d) Fixed on heading.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. No current: leeway.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Navigation calculations

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