You are on a voyage from New Orleans to Boston. When navigating off the Florida coast, you will get the greatest benefit from the Gulf Stream if you navigate __________.
• Gulf Stream core location along the U.S. East Coast • How the axis of strongest current shifts as you move north from Florida toward Cape Canaveral and beyond • Difference between inshore countercurrents and the main Gulf Stream flow
• Think about where the strongest part of the Gulf Stream typically lies off the east coast of Florida and up toward Georgia/the Carolinas. • Consider whether the Gulf Stream hugs the coast tightly off southeast Florida or lies farther offshore as you move north. • Ask yourself which option places your track closest to the main axis of the Gulf Stream on a New Orleans-to-Boston route.
• Check which choices are clearly too close to shore to be in the Gulf Stream’s main axis, especially off southeast Florida. • Check which choice seems to describe a typical offshore position commonly used by vessels to pick up the Stream north of Florida. • Verify in your study materials how far offshore (in miles or fathom curve) the core of the Gulf Stream is shown near Cape Canaveral and Daytona.
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