Mmm... last time I have done the followings:
> put the LAST waypoint of a series ON the inbound point
> the course subtended by this last waypoint was about NNE
> while traveling along the leg to the last waypoint I clicked the KIEL INBOUND pattern

Everithng went fine.

I suspect that the parts in bold in point 1 and 3 are the relevant ones to correctly obtain the KIEL INBOUND course. Possibly only the part in point 1 is really needed.

I tried using that kiel port course. Outbound was just fine, never used inbound. But I have to ask, it seemed all I could do is a TC of 4! it that it. or is there a mod to change that? It took a really long time to get out of the canal. Very scenic, but very long? any ideas?

SH3Commander has the option of changing the TC preferences when near land or near other vessels. Collision risk but usually works.

The maximum time control near land can be changed by editing the main.cfg file located under .\data\cfg\

The important section reads as follows:

[TIME COMPRESSION]
TimeStop=0
RealTime=1
LandProximity=64 <<<<<<<<<<<<< Change This
CriticalDamage=1
CrewEfficiency=1
AirEnemyDetected=1
SoundEffects=2
CharacterAnim=4
EnemyDetected=8
RadioReport=8
Particles=32
PrayState=8
HunterState=64
3DRender=32
Maximum=2048

I personally never use the built-in waypoints function. I use Commander to set " When Near Land" to 128x, and go through on my own. I like stopping and looking at the sights along the way. :sunny: