She is steering 000°T with the wind on her port side and is making 5° of leeway. What is her water track?
Seen from above, north at the top. A yacht is heading north, 000°T. The wind blows from the west, on to her port side. Caption: leeway 5°.
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005°T. Leeway is the boat being blown sideways, downwind of where she is pointing. The wind is from the west, so she slides east of her heading: 000° plus 5° is 005°T.
