NAVIGATION
COMPASS ROSE — BOX THE COMPASS
Recite 32 Points of the Compass
North, north by east, north nor’-east, nor’-east by north, Nor'-East, nor’-east by east, east nor’-east, east by north. East, east by south, east sou’-east, sou’-east by east, Sou’-East, sou’-east by south, south sou’-east, south by east. South, south by west, south sou’-west, sou’-west by south, Sou’-West, sou’-west by west, west sou’-west, west by south. West, west by north, west nor’-west, nor’-west by west, Nor’-West, nor’-west by north, north-nor’-west, north by west.
POINTS OF SAIL — COMPASS ROSE
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| DIRECTION | RECITAL | DEGREE |
|---|---|---|
| N | North | 0° |
| NbE | north by east, | 11.25° |
| NNE | north nor’-east | 22.5° |
| NEbN | nor’-east by north | 33.75° |
| NE | Nor'-East | 45° |
| NEbE | nor’-east by east | 56.25° |
| ENE | east nor’-east | 67.5° |
| EbN | east by north | 78.75° |
| E | East | 90° |
| EbS | east by south | 101.25° |
| ESE | east sou’-east | 112.5° |
| SEbE | sou’-east by east | 123.75° |
| SE | Sou’-East | 135° |
| SEbS | sou’-east by south | 146.25° |
| SSE | south sou’-east | 157.5° |
| SbE | south by east | 168.75° |
| S | South | 180° |
| SbW | south by west | 191.75° |
| SSW | south sou’-west | 202.5° |
| SWbS | sou’-west by south | 213.75° |
| SW | Sou’-West | 225° |
| SWbW | sou’-west by west | 236.25° |
| WSW | west sou’-west | 247.5° |
| WbS | west by south | 258.75° |
| W | West | 270° |
| WbN | west by north | 281.25° |
| WNW | west nor’-west | 292.5° |
| NWbW | nor’-west by west | 303.75° |
| NW | Nor’-West | 315° |
| NWbN | nor’-west by north | 326.25° |
| NNW | north-nor’-west | 337.5° |
| NbW | north by west | 348.75° |
"NORTH by NORTHWEST": DID YOU KNOW...?
The 1959 American spy thriller film produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason, screenplay by Ernest Lehman — "North by Northwest" — was intentionally named, but NbNW is not an actual direction. It does not exist on the compass rose, as pointed out by Mr Hitchcock himself in an interview.
SUMMARY
The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions or azimuths used in navigation. All of the points in the 16-wind compass rose plus the sixteen quarter-winds together form the 32-wind compass rose. Prior to the modern three-figure method of describing directions (using the 360° of a circle), the 32-point compass was used for directions on ships of sail, especially among European crews. The smallest unit of measure recognized was 'one point', 1/32 of a circle, or 11+1⁄4°. In the mariner's exercise of "boxing the compass", all thirty-two points are named in clockwise order. Boxing the Compass was a prerequisite for passing the examination to lieutenant.
SHIPS OF WAR — MURKY WATERS (Book One)
1791 — England's cannon remain ever silent as her shipping is ruthlessly preyed upon, a detestable state of affairs, though soon to be remedied...
England is ill prepared, Europe is in turmoil and the French Revolution is readying to sweep across the continent. A tedious uneasy peace poises on a knife's edge. Brittana rules the...
About "Ships of War" — a Naval Adventure Fiction Series
Aspects of navigation are an integral part of any ship in the age of sail. The hardships of such often mentioned the naval adventure fiction series "Ships of War" by Bradley John. From time to time, you too will be confronted (perhaps even confounded) by the nautical calculations suddenly presented, often in need to save the ship and their lives. Naturally, they were not afforded the ease of modern technologies such as GPS, computers or even rudimentary calculators.
The first instalment of the series is set in England in 1791, titled "Ships of War — Murky Waters". The reigning monarch of England is George III. Louis XVI is the monarch of France, but he is not exactly reigning, his authority somewhat diminished within the rising revolution. War is nigh and eventually is declared by France on 1 February 1793 (following the execution of Louis XVI on 21 January 1793).
Bradley John's series commences in 1791 in the prelude to war. It seems a solution must be found by the English Admiralty to resolve the piracy preying upon their merchant shipping. In doing so, they select a complete unknown, someone wholly dispensable, in particular, an unknown officer who had served under one Captain Horatio Nelson.