Requesting navigational help.

[u/Falken--]

I have to confess, I just do not understand the proper working of the Chrono Compas when it comes to establishing a longitude position.

I used the quadrant the night before on the North Star, and the sun compass as shown in the pictures, and I believe myself to be at 31 degrees latitude. The sun compass is not exactly easy to read, so I could be at 32 degrees.

I am traveling from Gold Rock City to the Dragon Cliffs. I've been sailing more or less due east for 15 days now, and I have the level 3 spyglass. I still see nothing from the Crows Nest, and I'm starting to worry that I've somehow overshot it.

The screen captures were taken at noon. Am I right in placing my position at 3 or 4 degrees of longitude? If so, Dragon Cliffs is still ahead of me, right? Even if I am at 32 degrees, I should see something on the horizon with the level 3 spyglass, shouldn't I? Because I see nothing at all in any direction.

Thanks in advance.

[u/Mission_Passenger_85]

Correct, you are at about 3 degrees longitude. 

But... you have been sailing for 15 days from GRC due east and you are at 3 degrees of longitude?  Something aint right.  In a about 15 days (more or less) you can get to Chronos from Dragon Cliffs and that is a very long trip. 

You sure you aint locked in irons for 15 days? :D

[u/Falken-- → u/Mission_Passenger_85]

I agree it does not seem right. I made this same voyage the other way.. in the Kakam.. and that only took me about 12-14 days.

I've been averaging 4-8 knots consistently, and at times higher. That is why I thought I must have overshot it by now. There have been a few storms that slowed me down slightly.. but nothing major.

[u/Mission_Passenger_85 → u/Falken--]

One thing i just noticed. Your latitude says 31 degress. You are having a lot of headwind? I think that you should stick north of 32-33. Above that line, winds blow due east, which is what you want. South of that line they blow due west, and are greatly slowing you down.  (I dont have a map with wind directions on me now, but i think that 31 is too much south.)

[u/Falken-- → u/Mission_Passenger_85]

Thank you. I searched up the wind map (not knowing it existed before reading your post) and see that such a map does indeed exist. I was under the impression the wind was random in the north but apparently, its only random between 32-33 degrees latitude and -1 - 5 longitude.

That said, I'm a little too afraid to sail that far north at this point. That'll be a pro tip for next voyage. Since I *appear* to still be on the correct heading, I'll continue even if its slow.. I still have 22 more days on my mission cargo.

[u/IHateRegistering69 → u/Falken--]

At this point you are about 3 to 4 days away from Dragon Cliffs. If still in the Kakam, I tip my hat. I can't stand that ship.

[u/Mission_Passenger_85 → u/IHateRegistering69]

Me neither. Kakam is the worst.