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Originally Posted by upthesaukee
It's really funny to me, because I have always looked at headway speed as a maximum speed of 6 MPH or the slowest speed at which steerage can be maintained. Maybe the slowest speed is 3, maybe 4, maybe 5. It depends on conditions such as wind or current. (I know, the word maximum is not in the definition.
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Based on that logic: If you are in a boat that can maintain steerage at 3 MPH, and you are heading into a 4 MPH current, the slowest you can go and still maintain steerage, is -1 MPH. Can you now see why the law could not possibly imply that you must go "the slowest speed at which steerage can be maintained"? If true, in certain cases you'd be moving backwards.