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What does 'making good' a course mean?

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Achieving the desired track over the ground after accounting for tide, current, and leeway

To 'make good' a course means to actually achieve that track over the ground. The course made good (CMG) is the resultant direction of travel after all influences — tidal stream, current, and leeway — have been accounted for. Similarly, 'speed made good' (SMG) is the actual speed over the ground.

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