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apparent_from_true

Function apparent_from_true 

Source
pub fn apparent_from_true(true_wind: Wind, vessel_speed_kn: f64) -> Wind
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Apparent wind the vessel would feel given the true wind and its own motion. The exact inverse of true_from_apparent.

Useful for predicting a tack before making it: rotate the true wind angle to the other board, run this, and you have the apparent wind the boat will settle on. Same triangle as true_from_apparent, run the other way – for 10 kn of true wind at 50° and a vessel making 5 kn:

vessel 5 kn true wind 10 kn @ 50° apparent wind, 13.8 kn @ 34°