My point was that I have been yelled at, by people on shore for going too fast while I was traveling the minimum speed possible. These folks simply do not understand how the current affects steering.
You say that you have never seen a situation where someone had to speed up when traveling against the current to make forward progression. Many boats travel ~3 MPH at headway speed. Mine runs at 3 MPH at minimum rpm (on GPS) in no wind and no current. In a 3 MPH head-on current, there is a definite need to increase speed to travel through the channel. At minimum rpm, I have sat basically stationary against the current and needed to increase speed to make headway.
I have seen once, and heard of many times where Marine Patrol was warning boats for going too slow in the channel. These boats do not compensate for the head-on current and 'block traffic' for the rest of us.
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