This is for something I’m writing and all of the Googling has left me lost with nautical terms. If I’m taking an old Norse Longboat and I’m sailing on the sea and there is a current going south, and the wind is also going south, do I go faster than the current? Does it depend on the speed of the wind? I guess I just don’t understand if the current takes control of the boat or if you can use it to boost your speed.
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> If I’m taking an old Norse Longboat and I’m sailing on the sea and there is a current going south, and the wind is also going south, do I go faster than the current?
Yes, you can go faster than the current. The current is water pushing in a certain direction. If you’re sailing on a boat in the water and you are traveling in the same direction as the current you’ll go faster. If you were sailing in the opposite direction you’d go slower.
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