I believe the answer to this question is much simpler than I’m trying to make it, but I can’t figure it out. What is the formula for calculating the width of a ship track with each additional angle of crab? Example: 600’ x 106’ ship. With zero crab angle, track through water is 106’ wide. When h…

Math Nerds - Help! - Calculate Swept Path

Kennebec_Captain October 17, 2020, 11:02pm 3

It’s called sweep path.

The additional width = LOA * Sin (drift angle)

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