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Originally Posted by CherryHarbey
I think it is the change in direction that is the key rather than the slow curves as I seem to do ok with sharp turns and straight lines between turns. That said, putting the boat into a shallow turn is very easy to do and other than not clearing your last known position (from escort point of view) at quite the maximum rate for a given speed, I can't think of any drawbacks - I'll give it a go.
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I know from my experience of helming a sailing yacht
, that when you put the helm "hard over" the sheer speed of the turn generates allot of noise,
so from my perspective, if I AM being chased by a DD I would definitely refrain from turning at such a rate..