Chart Navigation & Plotting · Leeway — Effect on Course
With the wind on the starboard side causing leeway, to make good the intended track the helmsman must steer:
- ATo starboard of the track (up into the wind) by the leeway angle✓ Correct
- BTo port of the track
- CDirectly on the track with no allowance
- DDownwind of the track
Explanation
Leeway pushes the vessel to leeward (away from the wind). With the wind on the starboard side, the set is to port, so the helmsman heads up to starboard (into the wind) by the leeway angle to keep the course made good on the intended track.
Authority: Bowditch (Pub. No. 9), Leeway
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