Re: On cultural differences

[Владимир Калачихин]

13.07.2024 15:19, Greg Troxel пишет:
> I am a native en_US speaker and have read "American Practical Navigator"
> by Bowditch, but I have not engaged in boating for years.  My immediate
> reaction is that I'm not really sure that those terms mean exactly and
> that I'd have to look them up.

Ok.

> I found this, which I can't say is authoritative, but is a clue as to
> how English-speaking sailors use the term.
>
> https://www.bwsailing.com/cc/2017/05/calculating-the-true-wind-and-why-it-matters/

Thank, it's useful.

> Do you have a device that outputs MWD?  What does it say?  Can you post
> samples?

No, I'm developing some soft.



Владимир Калачихин