"Doug" wrote in message
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Let's assume the wind and current are the same directon. When the wind
speed exceeds the current speed, then the lowest speed relative to the
water is landing with the wind (which is upstream).

Most of us use the phrase "with the wind" to describe a downwind direction.
"Into the wind" would be upwind (and upstream).

Assuming you've simply misphrased your statement, and you meant to write
"landing into the wind", then yes, you're correct. A wind in the same
direction of and in excess of the current speed would result in a lower
water speed landing into it, upwind rather than downwind (and upstream
rather than downstream).

Which is essentially what Rocky wrote (ie "more important than current is
wind direction").

Pete