Course to steer in a tidal stream
Course to steer with two tidal diamonds
Exercise book 3.4 · on paper you need RYA chart 3, the tidal almanac, the deviation card
On 18 September at 0544 SPDST you leave 45°50.56'N 005°48.87'W for 45°46.93'N 005°57.24'W. The boat makes 7.5 knots, the wind is northerly with 5° of leeway and variation is 6°W. For the first 30 minutes the stream is that of diamond N, then that of diamond P. What compass course should you steer, and how long will it take?
- Starting position
- 45°50.56'N 005°48.87'W
- Destination
- 45°46.93'N 005°57.24'W
- Boat speed
- 7.5 kn
- Leeway
- 5°, wind N
- Variation
- 6°W
- Victoria 18 Sep (UT)
- HW 0844 4.9 m; LW 0219 1.5 m, 1436 1.7 m
- Diamond N, HW−5
- 312° 3.1 kn springs / 1.6 kn neaps
- Diamond P, HW−4
- 096° 1.4 kn springs / 0.7 kn neaps
Solution worked out by us from the course material: to be checked by the instructor.