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I feel like age of sail tumblr might enjoy the point system/relative bearings as a writing resource.

You can describe a vessel's heading (where the bow is pointing) in relation to the points of the compass (so, North, North East, etc). Or in compass degrees numerically (the more modern method) (so, steering course 130 for instance).

But when you want to describe objects in relation to the boat itself, you use the relative bearing system to talk about where those objects exist in relation to the boat (as opposed to where they exist in relation to North/000). Usually this is done when you're standing watch as a lookout. So, like, "sail two points off the port bow" "buoy abaft the starboard beam" etc. (Beam means middle of the boat)