Posted by Ed Kiser on June 24, 2013 at 05:40:10 user Kisered.
In Reply to: Re: Right / Left posted by Martin Honor on June 23, 2013 at 11:36:44:
This being a "Ransome" forum, let us see what he has taught us
as to the rules of the road (the sea):
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PM CH15
He sailed on till he was close to the trees, went about this time
without losing much way, and found to his horror that Amazon
had turned and was coming to meet him.
"Port gives way to starboard," he murmured to himself. "Or is
it the other way about? We're on starboard tack... or..."
He sailed on. It looked as if there would be a collision. Dick
gripped his tiller and looked up at his sail as if Amazon were
nowhere near.
"Well done, Dick!" called Nancy. "You've got right of way.
It'll be ours on the next tack."
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WD CH4
And now they were going to meet a steamer coming in from the sea.
She was a smallish, rusty-sided steamer, going up to
Ipswich Docks, Jim said. He was keeping a wary eye on her.
He had hauled in the mainsheet, and told John to keep his eye
on the burgee and do the best he could. Nearer and nearer the
steamer came. No. She was not going fast enough to let them
pass under her stern, and the Goblin was not going fast
enough to pass clear of her bows.
"We'll probably have to go about," said Jim.
"But steam gives way to sail," said Roger.
"Not when sail's got plenty of room and steam's got none
to spare. We've got the whole river to play with, and she's
got to keep in the deep water channel."
Titty, Susan, Roger and John all caught their breaths at
once. A single short booming hoot startled the river.
"Gosh! What's that?" said Roger.
"One hoot," said Jim, putting down his pipe in a safe
corner. "She's going to starboard. Come on. We've got to
leave her to port."
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Amazing what an education we got by reading RANSOME.
Ed Kiser, Kentucky, USA kisered AT aol DOT com