only, which we will be so oftentempted to enter.The Mariners Compass.—Every one is more or less familiar with theuse of the marinerscompass, the instru-ment which enablesus to know the direc-tion in which a ves-sel is sailing whenout of sight of land. The compass card(Fig.45) is divided in-to… … Fig. 4S^ YACHTING AND SAILING. 99 of the meridional line joining north and south.Thus N. by E. would be called N. Hi E., and N. E.,N. 45^ E. Compass bearings are calculated to quarter points,as N. E. i E., which signifies N. E. and quarter of apoint toward E. The compass card moves freely on a…
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