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Old 12-23-2010, 08:32 AM   #17
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RE: Passing and being passed

The Physics should also be considered when Passing a boat in a narrow channel.

Sush as the Bernoulli effect.* The bodily movement of a ship toward the near bank due to a decrease in pressure as a result of increased velocity of flow of water past the hull in a restricted channel.

Also as you pass the bows will move away from each other while the sterns come together.

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