Chart Navigation & Plotting · Set & Drift — Course to Steer Concept
A current is setting you steadily to starboard of your intended track. To make good the track, you must steer:
- ATo starboard of the track to stay ahead of the current
- BTo port of the track (head up-current) so the current carries you back onto it✓ Correct
- CDirectly along the track and accept the offset
- DAstern of the track
Explanation
To counter a current pushing you to starboard, you must aim the heading to port of the desired track (into the current). The current's vector then carries the vessel back onto the intended track, so the course made good equals the track.
Authority: Bowditch (Pub. No. 9), Current Sailing
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