The Vectormaster, Winds, and Maneuvering Boards

This video describes how to calculate the true wind based on your ship's course and the relative wind, using a maneuvering board or a vectormaster. This video is mostly for my tall ship crew and students at www.sea.edu but might be helpful for others too!
For more on maneuvering boards please see my maneuvering board series here on RUclips. • Fundamentals of the Ma...
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[@markdevine7934]

Excellent teacher!

[@timequest9802]

I have learned a great deal of Seamanship from your videos. Will you be posting more videos?

[@daspilot8302]

It’s funny how much aviation and sailing are intertwined. This is very similar to using an E6B

[@ianb4801]

Sure is. Example to point was that the great sailor, sir Francis Chichester, was actually an aviator who gave flying when he was mistakenly diagnosed with cancer; his own aircraft was a Gypsy Moth and he retained that name on each of his four yachts. His role, during WW-II was to train aviator in navigating over open ocean. A huge amount in common although calculating drift is a bit more complicated in a yacht.

[@drewgibbons4799]

Thank you

[@ianb4801]

Where do currents and tidal flow fit into this?

[@Qu0thTheRaven]

:O whoa!