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Re: Compass directions and "North by Northwest"
From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2012 Feb 13, 08:12 -0800
From: Greg Rudzinski
Date: 2012 Feb 13, 08:12 -0800
Jaap,
The English word you are looking for is I believe "Point". An example would be a lookout reporting a sighting from a relative bearing of 22.5 degrees as two points on the starboard bow. This could be crudely estimated by holding ones fist out using the width of the fist (knuckles up) as equal to a point along the horizon.
Greg Rudzinski
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