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'This won't do, too much helm, said Davies, without looking up. 'Keep your stroke, but listen to me. Can you see the compass card? 'When I come forward. 'Take your time, and don't get flurried, but each time you come forward have a good look at it. The course is sou'-west half-west. You take the opposite, north-east half-east, and keep her stern on that.
Our course is now north north-east half-east for Cape Arnauti, on the north side of the island, where we shall be under the lee of the island, though we have to get forty miles more of westing to make it." Louis thanked the captain for his lucid explanation. The next morning, in a fresh gale, the Maud was off the cape mentioned.
Our compass-cards were getting worn out, and Tom gave out new ones before leaving Tahiti. I was very much amused to-night, when, as usual, just before going to bed, I went to have a look at the compass and see how the yacht was lying, and asked the man at the wheel what course he was steering. 'North and by west, half-east, ma'am, he replied.
King William's Island lies in the latitude of 21 minutes south, and may be seen distinctly off Cape Mabo. In the evening we passed by Cape Mabo; and afterwards steered away south- east half-east, keeping along the shore, which here trends south-easterly. The next morning, seeing a large opening in the land, with an island near the south side; I stood in, thinking to anchor there.
In the terms of the sea, your course is west-south-west until the Bay is open, then south-south-west, then south, and then south by east a half-east for the long stretch. But for most of us the way to the war lay through a stranger region than that.
It wailed through the swaying branches of the trees, and swept our decks in fitful gusts. Things were taking on an ugly look. The captain shouted to the steersman on the forward log: "How's she landing?" The answer came faint and hoarse from far forward: "Nor'-east-and-by-nor' east-by-east, half-east, sir." "Let her go off a point!" "Aye-aye, sir!" "What water have you got?" "Shoal, sir.
Once, at the wheel, when the ship was heading southeast by south half-south, he had been asked the course, and answered: "South-southeast half-east, sir." For this he was profanely admonished by the captain and ridiculed by the men.
It wailed through the swaying branches of the trees, and swept our decks in fitful gusts. Things were taking on an ugly look. The captain shouted to the steersman on the forward log: "How's she landing?" The answer came faint and hoarse from far forward: "Nor'-east-and-by-nor' east-by-east, half-east, sir." "Let her go off a point!" "Aye-aye, sir!" "What water have you got?" "Shoal, sir.
We had little wind all night, and in the morning, as soon as it was light we saw another high peaked island; at eight it bore south-south-east half-east, distance eight leagues: and this I knew to be Bird Isle.
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