The Yachtsman's Guide: A Book in Five Parts Written Specially for YachtsmenNew York Navigation School, 1887 - 443 sivua |
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... short time . The work is divided into three parts : A rudimentary treatise on navigation ; a prac- tical explanation of the science ; and third , rules of the road , yacht discipline , etc. With the latter , the yacht skipper may be ...
... short time . The work is divided into three parts : A rudimentary treatise on navigation ; a prac- tical explanation of the science ; and third , rules of the road , yacht discipline , etc. With the latter , the yacht skipper may be ...
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... Short Treatise on the Compass - Explanation why variation is not con- sidered when shaping a course by the parallel ... Short Treatise on the Gulf Stream Tides , Short Treatise on how to calculate the time of high water Winds - Short ...
... Short Treatise on the Compass - Explanation why variation is not con- sidered when shaping a course by the parallel ... Short Treatise on the Gulf Stream Tides , Short Treatise on how to calculate the time of high water Winds - Short ...
Sivu 13
... longitude , for although the space between the meridians continually short- ens , the so - called degrees of longitude are divided into sixty spaces called longitudinal miles , and a nautical mile will run over THE YACHTSMAN'S GUIDE . 13.
... longitude , for although the space between the meridians continually short- ens , the so - called degrees of longitude are divided into sixty spaces called longitudinal miles , and a nautical mile will run over THE YACHTSMAN'S GUIDE . 13.
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... SHORT TREATISE ON THE COMPASS . It is generally conceded by historians that the Chinese were the dis- coverers of the pointing of the magnetic needle north and south , and that it was first employed by them for the purposes of ...
... SHORT TREATISE ON THE COMPASS . It is generally conceded by historians that the Chinese were the dis- coverers of the pointing of the magnetic needle north and south , and that it was first employed by them for the purposes of ...
Sivu 38
... on the Cape May section , rising from 62 ° to 834 ° , or 21 ° in 46 miles ; at Charleston , at the depth of 20 fathoms , rising from 67 ° to 79 ° in 15 miles 38 THE YACHTSMAN'S GUIDE . Short Treatise on the Gulf Stream.
... on the Cape May section , rising from 62 ° to 834 ° , or 21 ° in 46 miles ; at Charleston , at the depth of 20 fathoms , rising from 67 ° to 79 ° in 15 miles 38 THE YACHTSMAN'S GUIDE . Short Treatise on the Gulf Stream.
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Sivu 140 - ... so constructed as to show a uniform and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the starboard side...
Sivu 145 - This Article only applies to cases where vessels are meeting end on, or nearly end on, in such a manner as to involve risk of collision, and does not apply to two vessels which must, if both keep on their respective courses, pass clear of each other.
Sivu 145 - ... other; in other words, to cases in which by day each vessel sees the masts of the other in a line or nearly in a line with her own, and by night to cases in which each vessel is in such a position as to see both the side lights of the other.
Sivu 144 - When both are running free, with the wind on different sides, the vessel which has the wind on the port side shall keep out of the way of the other.
Sivu 144 - When two sailing vessels are approaching one another so as to involve risk of collision, one of them shall keep out of the way of the other...
Sivu 146 - Nothing in these rules shall exonerate any ship, or the owner, or master, or crew thereof, from the consequences of any neglect to carry lights or signals, or of any neglect to keep a proper look-out, or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of seamen, or by the special circumstances of the case.
Sivu 142 - ... use : and shall, on the approach of or to other vessels, be exhibited on their respective sides in sufficient time to prevent collision, in such manner as to make them most visible, and so that the green light shall not be seen on the port side nor the red light on the starboard side, nor, if practicable, more than two points abaft the beam on their respective sides.
Sivu 140 - ... unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the port side, and of such a character as to be visible on a dark night, with a clear atmosphere, at a distance of at least two miles.
Sivu 150 - In obeying and construing these rules due regard must be had to all dangers of navigation ; and due regard must also be had to any special circumstances which may exist in any particular case rendering a departure from the above rules necessary in order to avoid immediate danger.
Sivu 140 - On the starboard side a green light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of ten points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the starboard side, and of sucli a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles. (c) On the...