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Captain Linda Lewis has a nice PowerPoint presentation that shows you how to plan a course to steer your boat when you need to compensate for current in the water.

Captain Linda Lewis is a senior instructor with the Coast Guard Auxiliary, she has 40 years of boating experience, University of Washington  Associate Professor Emeritus, is a popular speaker on marine navigation issues and writes regularly for boating magazines.

Planning your course to compensate for currents:

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