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Re: Silicon Sea: Leg 83 Answers


Subject: Re: Silicon Sea: Leg 83 Answers
From: Dan Hogan (dhhogan1@XXX.XXX)
Date: Wed Sep 25 2002 - 09:21:57 EDT


On 25 Sep 2002, at 12:01, Peter Fogg wrote:

> Any chance of more detail about how the answer to Q7, the time, was
> arrived at?
>
> Often find my calculations for elapsed time on SS legs differ from the
> answers, but not sure why.
> Could we see the times for each leg?

Here are my calculations "COURSE TO STEER" ARE IN PC-8 font from NavPO93.
5. CC to clear Cape Kumukahi by 4 Nmi
        19d 30.0'N 154d 45.6'W
                        - 4.0'
                    154d 41.6'W

อออออออออออออออออออออออต [2] COURSE TO STEER ฦอออออออออออออออออออออออออออป
                                                                         บ
             Variation 10.0๘ E Deviation 1.0๘ E บ
                                                                         บ
 Lat 1 19๘ 25.1' N Speed 10.0 Lat 2 19๘ 30.0' N บ
 Lon 1 154๘ 31.9' W Drift 0.7 Lon 2 154๘ 41.6' W บ
                           Set 95.0๘ บ
          Desired ===Needed===>> CompCrse 285.5๘ บ
       TrueCrse 298.0๘ SpMdGd 9.4 บ
       Distance 10.4 Time 1h 06.9m บ
                                                                         บ
อออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออผ

6. Dist Cape to Hilo

อออออออออออออออออออออออต [2] COURSE TO STEER ฦอออออออออออออออออออออออออออป
                                                                         บ
             Variation 10.0๘ E Deviation 1.0๘ E บ
                                                                         บ
 Lat 1 19๘ 30.0' N Speed 10.0 Lat 2 19๘ 44.0' N บ
 Lon 1 154๘ 41.6' W Drift 0.4 Lon 2 155๘ 04.0' W บ
                           Set 270.0๘ บ
          Desired ===Needed===>> CompCrse 293.7๘ บ
       TrueCrse 303.4๘ SpMdGd 10.3 บ
       Distance 25.4 Time 2h 27.7m บ
                                                                         บ
อออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออออผ

7. ETA Hilo Point

    RFIX 01:44:36 UT @ 16/07/2001
         14:00:00 Hrs. = 140 Nmi / 10 Kts to DR
         01:06:54 Hrs. to Cape
         02:27:42 25.4 Hrs to Hilo
         --------
         19:19:12 UT @ 16/07/2001
      -(+10) ZT
         -----
         09:19:12 ZT 16/07/2001

Dan Hogan WA6PBY
C27 "Gacha"
dhhogan1@XXX.XXX
Nav-L Page: http://www.wa6pby.com





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