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Tending |
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| Tending was the name mariners used to describe the turning or swinging of a ship due to the influence of tides or the sea breeze. |
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Tending can be briefly explained by the following example. If the tide flowed into a harbor in a northerly direction, a ship would tend to fall into line with the tide and tend to the north unless it was securely anchored at the head and stern. Similarly a strong sea breeze blowing from the south could cause a ship to tend to the north, as was commonly experienced by ships leaving Rio de Janeiro and preparing to sail through the heads of Guanabara Bay. |
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Published by South Seas, 1 February 2004 Comments, questions, corrections and additions: Paul.Turnbull@jcu.edu.au Prepared by: Paul Turnbull Updated: 28 June 2004 To cite this page use: http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ss-biogs-P000323 |