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Originally Posted by gillygirl
I've been told that in order to have control of a boat in a current you must be traveling faster or slower than the current. Not true?
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You are correct when you say that you must travel faster than the current to maintain control. In order to steer into the current a higher RPM is needed to keep your boat from being pushed around by the current and to maintain direction and headway speed.
If you are travelling with the current, unless you maintain a speed slightly greater than the current you are subject to being pushed wherever the water wants to take you. Sometimes when going with the current you can give small bursts of increased engine speed to maintain the general direction you intend to go but keep your speed to a minimum.
One of the problems in the Channel is that some people do not make an adjustment based on the existing conditions.