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Old 01-24-08, 05:40 PM   #12
Etienne
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Originally Posted by CCIP
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Originally Posted by Etienne
And since it seems to require extensive weather routing to be efficient (It's useless in a head wind), it's not worth it for short sea trades.
Actually, as per the article it appears that the system is fairly smart and doesn't require following winds... :hmm:
If you check their website, there's a diagram showing that it cannot be used in a head wind. I don't know how close a tack they can take, but it looks like it can get somewhat close.
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