True Wind from Apparent Wind Calculator
True Wind from Apparent Wind: a planned Super Calculator tool. Covers apparent wind speed and angle, boat speed and heading. Stub page. Not published yet.
True Wind from Apparent Wind Calculator is a planned calculator in the transport section of Super Calculator, covering weather and seamanship.
What this calculator will compute
Inputs: apparent wind speed and angle, boat speed and heading.
Formula, recorded as scope and not yet verified against a primary source: Inverse vector solution using boat speed and heading.
Written for racing sailors calibrating instruments.
Status
This page is a stub. The calculator is not built, no figure on this page has been verified against the authority that sets it, and nothing here should be used to make a decision. The page exists so that the site structure is complete and so that articles can link this concept on first mention.
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