LATITUDE: An angular measurement north or south of the equator measured and expressed in degrees.
LAY LINE: The course on which your boat, sailing close on the wind, can just make a windward mark.
LAZARETTE - A storage space in a boat's stern area.
latitude - One of the two coordinates (the other being longitude) used to locate a position at sea; marked in degrees north or south of the equator, from 0 degrees at the equator to 90 degress north or south at the poles; ...
Latitude
The angular distance of a position on its meridian north or south from the equator, measured in degrees ('a vessel at 25 degrees north latitude').
Lay Days ...
Latitude: Geographic distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds or fractions of a minute.
Latitude
Imaginary lines drawn around the world and used to measure distance north and south of the Equator. The North Pole is 90° north, the South Pole is 90° south, and the Equator is at 0°.
Latitude- Position, in degrees, north and south of the Equator.
Lazarette- A small compartment for storing equipment.
League- Three nautical miles.
latitude
The angular distance north or south of the equator, expressed in degrees and minutes. On a chart or map, parallels of latitude run west to east. Compare with longitude.
launch ...
latitude
an angular measurement or distance measured in degrees, north or south from the equator which is 0 .
launch ...
Latitude - Geographic distance north or south of the equator.
Launch - To move a boat into the water from land.
Line - A rope used aboard a ship.
Latitude
Lines of latitude are used to measure distance north or south of the Equator. The Equator is 0º. All other lines of latitude run parallel to the Equator up to 90º at the North Pole and to 90º at the South Pole.
Latitude - Lines that are parallel to the equator - Parallels of Latitude each degree is 60 (nautical) miles - each minute is 1 nautical mil.e Only use latitude minutes on side of chart for stepping off mileage ...
Horse Latitudes
The Horse Latitudes is the name of the belt of calms, light winds and fine, clear weather between the trade wind belts and the prevailing westerly winds of higher latitudes.
Degrees of latitude and longitude are divided into 60 minutes. Depending upon the chart, each minute of latitude is either divided into tenths or sixths (each division equal to 10 seconds).
One minute of latitude; approximately 6076 feet - about 1/8 longer than the statute mile of 5280 feet.
navigable water
Water of sufficient depth to allow a boat to travel through it.
parallels - Latitude lines.
partners - Supporting structures used to support areas where high loads come through openings in the deckdeck, such as at the mast boot.
passage - A journey from one place to another.
Nautical miles have the unique property that a minute of latitude is equal to one nautical mile (there is a slight error because the earth is not perfectly round.) Measurement of speed is done in knots where one knot equals one nautical mile per ...
secure a person or object with a line latchings Loops on head rope of a bonnet by which it is laced to the foot of a sail lateen A triangular sail with a comparatively short luff, bent to a yard that is set obliquely to the mast latitude ...
In 2005 the amount of deviation for Vancouver (at 49°16' North Latitude and 123°08' West Longitude) was 18°51' East and declining by 0°09' per year, due to shifting electric currents within the Earth's core.
Latitude: The north-south distance of the equator measured in degrees
Lazarette: The storage space in the front part of the hull
Lazyjacks: Lines or wires that are rigged from the mast to the boom to retain the sail when it is lowered ...
Chosen to help the captain make astronomical observations to fix the latitude of Batavia, Francis found the observatory there deplorable and wrote home to his father that "a person walking about on the stairs or in . . .
Amlot, of the steamer Barrowmore, on January twenty-fourth, 1885, while in 51 degrees North latitude and 21 degrees West longitude, fell in with the sinking ship Kirkwood.
The vast majority of lakes on Earth are fresh water, and most lie in the Northern Hemisphere at higher latitudes. In ecology the environment of a lake is referred to as lacustrine.
The actual time that the sun would pass a particular yard would depend greatly on the ship's latitude and heading, as well as the height of her masts, but the phrase seems to have originated in the north Atlantic, where, in summer, ...
*If the distance between two points is longer than the spread of your dividers, spread them along the edge of the chart in a workable number of miles (or minutes of latitude).
Nautical mile -One minute of latitude; approximately 6076 feet - about 1/8 longer than the statute mile of 5280 feet.
Navigable-An area with sufficient depth of water to permit vessel passage.
An imaginary line around the center of the world at 0° of latitude.
escape hatch
The escape hatch is usally a deck hatch that is set into the side of the catamarn hull to be used for emergency exit ...
Sea Area A4 Out of INMARSAT coverage area. Above 70 degrees N Latitude and below 70 degrees S Latitude. These ships must be equipped with an HF DSC installation.
Read and understand a marine chart, longitudes and latitudes, symbols, markers, depths, danger zones, etc.
Plot a course and understand True and Magnetic course ...
Equator
An imaginary line around the center of the world at Latitude 0°.
Even Keel
When a boat is floating on its designed waterline, it is said to be floating on an even keel.
Important aspects are longitude and latitude, soundings and bottom characteristics, compass directions, and distance scales. It is important to understand chart basics when learning to sail in unfamiliar waters.
nautical mile
A distance of 6,076.12 feet or 1,852 meters, which is about 15 percent longer than a statute mile. Equivalent to one minute of latitude on a navigation chart.
nun buoy
Conical navigation buoy that is usually red.
great circle - The circumference of the earth; the circle formed by the intersection of a sphere and a plane; such as the lines of latitude or longitude. It is the shortest route on the globe, and not necessarily a straight line on a map.
15 statute or land miles, 1,852 meters, or approximately one minute of latitude ON THE BEAM the direction at right angles to a ship's heading or the line of her keel ON THE BOW a direction of forty-five degrees or less from the bow ON THE QUARTER a ...
 See also: Line, Point, Boat, Wind, Navigation
|
