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El ángulo que forma la estela que deja el barco con la línea proa-popa se denomina:The angle between the wake left by the boat and her fore-and-aft line is called:
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Correct answer: d) Leeway.
Why it is correct
With wind, the boat slides sideways and the wake leaves the heading. That angle is leeway.
Why the others are not
- a) Compass.
- b) Compass.
- c) The Earth.
How to work it out in the exam
- Wake and heading: leeway.
Where this question comes from
- Junta de Andalucía · 2015 · 3ª convocatoria · PY Módulo de navegación · question 7 Official paper · Official answer key
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