{"id":13356,"date":"2010-09-28T00:23:56","date_gmt":"2010-09-28T05:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/?p=13356"},"modified":"2010-09-28T02:59:57","modified_gmt":"2010-09-28T07:59:57","slug":"counter-currents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/counter-currents\/","title":{"rendered":"Counter Currents"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The prevailing current in this part of the Med. is west to east. But there has to be a balance to the flow, and that balance can provide a counter current. We’re running at 1800 RPM here, which should move us at 10.8\/11 knots, so the 11.4 knots shown indicates a favorable push. How do you find counter currents?<\/p>\n

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They are typically found in different depths or along shore (or both). In this case, we are hugging the Spanish coast, the closer to which we go, the better the counter current situation. By contrast, if we were in the middle of the Med, in the east flowing current, we’d lose between a half and three quarters of a knot. The net change is a plus knot or more. For us this is a gain of 10\/15%. If you are on a slower vessel, the benefits are even more pronounced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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