 | John Hamilton Moore - 1807 - 586 sider
...by E. there being one Point Weflerly Variation, and (he makes 5 Points Leeway, what Courfe does ihe make good. The Middle between E. by S. and NE by E....which allowing 6 Points to the Left Hand, the true Courfc will be N. by E. It is plain by the preceding Examples, that if the Leeway h mad? towards the... | |
 | John Hamilton Moore - 1807 - 676 sider
...makes 5 Points Leeway, what Courfe does me make good. The Middle between 1£. by S. and NE by E. ¡s E. by N. for which allowing 6 Points to the Left Hand, the true Courfe will be N. by E. It, is plain by the preceding Examples, that if the Leeway is made Cowards the Meridian, it is... | |
 | John Hamilton Moore - 1810 - 662 sider
...by E. there being one point westerly variation, and she makes 5 points leeway, what Course does she make good ? ( The middle between E. by S. and NE by...which allowing 6 points to the left hand, the true course will be N. by E. It is plain by the preceding examples that il the leeway is made towards the... | |
 | 1821 - 708 sider
...E. there being one point westerly variation, and she makes 5 points lee-way — what course does she make good ? The middle between E. by S. and NE by E. is E. by N. ; and by allowing 6 points to the left hand (viz. 5 for lee-way and 1 for variation) the true course... | |
 | Nathaniel Bowditch - 1826 - 764 sider
...E. there being one point westerly variation, and she makes 5 points lee-way — what course does she make good ? The middle between E. by S. and NE by E. is E. by N. ; and by alJovving 6 points to the left hand (viz. 5 for lee- way and 1 for variation) the true course... | |
 | Nathaniel Bowditch - 1826 - 732 sider
...E. there being one point westerly variation, and she makes 5 points lee-way — what course does she make good ? The middle between E. by S. and NE by E. is E. by N. ; and by allowing 6 points to the left hand (viz. 5 for lee- way and 1 for variation) the true course... | |
 | John William Norie - 1840 - 184 sider
...westerly variation, and she makes five points lee-way, what course does she make good ? The middle point between E. by S. and NE by E. is E. by N., from which, allowing five points to the left hand, because the starboard tacks are aboard, gives the... | |
 | Nathaniel Bowditch - 1846 - 854 sider
...E., there being one point westerly variation, and she makes 5 points lee-way. What course does she make good ? The middle between E. by S. and NE by E. is E. by N. ; and by allowing 6 oints to the left hand (viz. 5 for lee-way and 1 for variation) the true course... | |
 | John William Norie - 1852 - 844 sider
...westerly variation, and she makes 5 points leeway ; what course does she make good ? The middle point between E. by S. and NE by E. is E. by N., from which allowing 5 points to the left hand, because the starboard tacks are aboard, gives the course,... | |
 | Thomas Liddell Ainsley - 1864 - 360 sider
...off to NB by E., making 5 points leeway. What compass course does she make good ? The middle point between E. by S. and N,E. by E. is E. by N., then 5 points to the left hand gives NNE, the compass course made good. Ex, 3. A ship lying-to comes... | |
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A ship lying-to under her mainsail, with her starboard tacks aboard, comes up E. by S. and falls off NE by E. there being one point westerly variation, and she makes 5 points lee-way — what course does she make good ? The middle between E. by S. and... 