Definition
A position defined by latitude and longitude marking the start, end or turning point of a leg. Waypoints must be placed in safe water clear of dangers, entered on the same datum as the chart in use, and never set on a buoy, since buoys drag, are moved and get struck by vessels homing on them. In practice the turn begins at a wheel-over point short of the waypoint, sized to speed and rate of turn.
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