For the love of..... LEAVE ME ALONE!

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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.

As far as I remember, the reason for long slow turns is that sharp turns at such low speed pretty much bring you to a standstill. But, yes, it is the change of direction that matters.