Definition
The classic routeing algorithm advances the vessel from its position along a fan of headings for a fixed time step, commonly six or twelve hours, using forecast wind and the performance polar. The outer envelope of reachable points forms an isochrone, and the process repeats from points on that curve. The optimum track is recovered by tracing back from the first isochrone that reaches the destination, giving the least-time route.
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