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Old 12th Jan 2010, 06:53
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"Aim for the crotch" -- the intersection of the angle deck with the straight deck. That axiom works for normal situations, and only slight corrections need be made.

Ideally, the wind is down the angle. Often when the ship has to make its own wind, it is "axial" -- down the straight deck -- requiring more correction.
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