I came to think of an episode with my dad who for some years or so was skipper on a fishing boat.
He and me had a Pettersson Yacht together.
One day we were standing in front of the rudder where I said to my dad-In the navy we learned things like
Turn rudder to 045 counter 20 degrees portside.
My dad said what are you taking about if you want to learn to be captain you have to learn it correctly.
045 is East and east by east by southeast..is (I know not correct term)He pointed at the 050 mark.
This let to a discussion between me and my dad..I tried to convince him that in furture it will be in numbers like come to 125 degrees.
Back to discuss naval abbreviations
Markus
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