Comments on: Sailing Lingo: Lubber’s Lines http://www.starclippersblog.com/2010/07/sailing-lingo-lubbers-lines/ The official online blog community of Star Clippers' three tall ships. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:37:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Nicole http://www.starclippersblog.com/2010/07/sailing-lingo-lubbers-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-754 Nicole Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:40:38 +0000 http://www.starclippersblog.com/?p=2455#comment-754 Congrats KLarissa, You are correct and thanks for playing along! Congrats KLarissa,

You are correct and thanks for playing along!

]]> By: KLarissa http://www.starclippersblog.com/2010/07/sailing-lingo-lubbers-lines/comment-page-1/#comment-750 KLarissa Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:41:43 +0000 http://www.starclippersblog.com/?p=2455#comment-750 Hi,Nicole Lubber's line, point, or mark - Mark or feature on the inner side of the pot. The compass on the vessel is set so that the diameter of the pot, passing through the center of the compass card and lubber mark was parallel to the fore and aft. Consequently, the division of compass rose, located against the course features, indicate the direction of the nose of the ship on the compass, ie, its exchange rate. line or point in the compass case indicating the head of the ship, and consequently the course which the ship is steerin. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a mark on a ship's compass that designates the fore-and-aft axis of the vessel P.S.I am landlubber ... Hi,Nicole
Lubber’s line, point, or mark

- Mark or feature on the inner side of the pot. The compass on the vessel is set so that the diameter of the pot, passing through the center of the compass card and lubber mark was parallel to the fore and aft. Consequently, the division of compass rose, located against the course features, indicate the direction of the nose of the ship on the compass, ie, its exchange rate.
line or point in the compass case indicating the head of the ship, and
consequently the course which the ship is steerin.
(Transport / Nautical Terms) a mark on a ship’s compass that designates the fore-and-aft axis of the vessel

P.S.I am landlubber …

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