КНИГИ НА АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫКЕ, ИМЕЮЩЕЕ ОТНОШЕНИЕ К СЛОВУ «TO WINDWARD OF»
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The American Coast Pilot: Containing the Courses and ...
... than to follow the coast, at a proper distance from the projecting points, and
without getting into the bays it forms, until approaching your destined port, when
you may keep so near to the coast, to windward of it, as to make sure not to pass
it.
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The Sailor's Word: A Complete Dictionary
of Nautical Terms ...
It is a word also applied to everything lying to windward of a particular situation,
hence a ship is said to have the weather-gage of another when further to
windward. Thus also, when a ship under sail presents either of her sides to the
wind, it is ...
William Henry Smyth, Edward Belcher, 2008
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary
of the ...
If there be two or three ships to tack in succession and gain the wind of the
enemy, they may edge down on the van of the weather line at plea- fare, keep
themselves a little to windward of it ; and as that van is already engaged by the
other ftips ...
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Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary
of the ...
If there be two or three ships to tack in succession and gain the wind of the'
enemy, they may edge down on the van of the weather line at pleasure, keep
themselves a little to windward of it ; and as that van is already engaged by the
other ...
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The New American Practical Navigator: Being an Epitome
of ...
Under the lee of the shore, is to be close under the shore which lies to windward
of the ship. Unfurl. Cast loose the gasket of the sail. To Unmoor. To reduce a ship
to the state of riding at single anchor, after she ha* been moored. To Unreeve.
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The New American Practical Navigator: Being an Epitome
of ...
To weather any thing, is to get to windward of it. Synonymous with windward.
Weathrr-beaten ; shattered by a storm. — Weather-bit; a turn of the cable about
the end of the windlass. — Weather-gave. When a fleet or ship is to windward of ...
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary
of ...
But as they may, on the other tack, drop astern to windward of the enemy's line, or
veer again like him, they must extricate themselves as well as they can, and
always ible, without much danger on her side, to de- advantageously enough, if,
...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1816
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The Arctic Whaling Journals
of William Scoresby the Younger: ...
I urged them forward as soon as we reached the place with the ship, but it was
then too late for the fish immediately appeared near % of a mile to windward of all
the boats, and was in considerable advance in the same direction. Their efforts ...
William Scoresby, C. Ian Jackson, 2009
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Higher Performance Sailing: Faster Handling Techniques
The macro approach is to look beyond the immediate to at least 200–500m to
windward of where the boat is sailing – to observe what can be observed to allow
you to 'cut the corners' when sailing to windward. Other than when you are the
first ...
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Sailing directions for the coast
of Guayana, from the river ...
sloop rigged, and carrying a large white flag; they are very assiduous, frequently
meeting vessels at a considerable distance to windward of the bar. The pilotage
is heavy. The best anchorage, as stated before, is on the eastern side, in 4 ...
