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vmg_to_wind_kn

Function vmg_to_wind_kn 

Source
pub fn vmg_to_wind_kn(boat_speed_kn: f64, true_wind_angle_deg: f64) -> f64
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Speed made good directly to windward, knots.

Positive is progress towards the wind, so a boat on a run returns a negative value; its downwind VMG is that number negated. One function rather than two, because upwind and downwind VMG are the same projection and splitting them invites disagreeing sign conventions.