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In order to get the maximum benefit from the Gulf Stream, on a voyage between Houston and Philadelphia, you should navigate __________.

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In order to get the maximum benefit from the Gulf Stream, on a voyage between Houston and Philadelphia, you should navigate __________.

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• Gulf Stream core location relative to the Florida coast • How current speed and distance off the coast change along Florida’s east coast • Balancing strongest current vs. extra distance sailed to reach it

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• Think about where the Gulf Stream hugs closest to the U.S. coast along eastern Florida — is it right on the beach, over the continental shelf, or well offshore? • For a ship coming from Houston toward Philadelphia, would it make sense to detour far offshore early, or stay nearer the coast until the stream is strongest and closest? • Which option best matches the typical charted path of the main Gulf Stream axis (the fastest part of the current)?

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• On a pilot chart or small-scale chart of the western North Atlantic, locate the axis of maximum current of the Gulf Stream off Florida. • Check which choice places you over the continental shelf break/edge versus right inshore or far offshore. • Confirm which area is commonly used by northbound vessels to enter and ride the Gulf Stream along Florida’s east coast.

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Question 1 of 20

In order to get the maximum benefit from the Gulf Stream, on a voyage between Houston and Philadelphia, you should navigate __________.

about 75 miles east of Ormond Beach, FL

close inshore between Jupiter Inlet and Fowey Rocks, FL

about 10 miles east of Cape Canaveral, FL

along the 50-fathom curve while off the east coast of Florida

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Question 1 / 2066636ee928f7522a1c519dbb

Question 1 of 2066636ee928f7522a1c519dbb

In order to get the maximum benefit from the Gulf Stream, on a voyage between Houston and Philadelphia, you should navigate __________.

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In order to get the maximum benefit from the Gulf Stream, on a voyage between Houston and Philadelphia, you should navigate __________.

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