Chart Navigation & Plotting · Set & Drift

In current sailing, 'set' refers to:

Explanation

Set is the direction the current is flowing toward (e.g., a current setting 090° flows to the east). Drift is its speed in knots. Note this is opposite the convention for wind, which is named for the direction it comes from.

Authority: Bowditch, Pub. No. 9 (current sailing)

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