Subject:
|
Re: John E. Doolittle
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.pirates
|
Date:
|
Sat, 29 Jan 2000 04:18:45 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
4274 times
|
| |
|
|
Bruce Schlickbernd wrote
> Hard a'starboard. A command that will actually turn the boat
> to the left (port, larboard). The command is which way to turn
> the wheel, not the boat. I think (and here I was watching
> the America's Cup last night and didn't notice how it works
> on modern ships - yes, it's a sloop, not a ship, dang).
> I grew up with small sailboats that only had a tiller, where you
> push the tiller one way to go the other. But I've specifcally
> read somewhere that "hard a'starboard" is the command for
> the wheel and the ship very specifcally goes the other way.
> I'll be watching the next America's Cup race closely, as I said.
How about if the helmsman, instead of
'slammed the wheel hard a'starboard',
'pushed the wheel hard over, and the Aurora heaved sharply to starboard'.?
> Present -- March 12, 2000: TALL SHIPS TOUR 99-00
> California Coast, San Diego -- Santa Cruz
> With the "Hawaiian Chieftain" with "Pilgrim of Newport, "Bill of Rights", • and
> "Lady Washington". Reservations & Information: (800) 401-7835
Wasn't lady Washington the Enterprise of Trek 7?
> > Conceptualising naval battles is never particularly easy. Its
> > probably even harder since I just made it up (I bet _that's_ a
> > shock ;-), and quite conceivably got parts of it upside down and
> > inside out. How about if I drew a picture? Although maps of
> > naval battles aren't all that helpful either sometimes. I'll have a go.
> Just take pictures of your ships in action - that'll do it!
Reckon I'll do both - but the pics will take longer. I have the ships, but
not yet the sails. I'm working on it.
regards
Richard
Still baldly going...
Check out Port Block at http://www.hinet.net.au/~rparsons/port/
Note the change in URL - Port Block is moving (to new and larger
accommodations)
Do adjust your set.
|
|
Message is in Reply To:
 | | Re: John E. Doolittle
|
| (...) I grew up with small sailboats that only had a tiller, where you push the tiller one way to go the other. But I've specifcally read somewhere that "hard a'starboard" is the command for the wheel and the ship very specifcally goes the other (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
|
99 Messages in This Thread:
  
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
