In taking bearings while coastal piloting, what are you calculating when you “double the angle on the bow?”
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Congratulations to Tony Smith who correctly identified a barber hauler. “A barber hauler is a line, or pulley system, designed to move the jib sheeting position, or fair lead, closer to, or away from, its normal position, usually at right angles to the center line of the boat.
