LITTLE SHIP CLUB eNews February 2016

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16 February 2016 eNews Little Ship Club (Queensland Squadron)
Manly misleading?
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eNews readers may recall (October, QRBC round-up)
reports that the leads were relocated late last year.
On several visits to Manly in early January, reported by
readers, the leads appeared well-aligned at the entrance
beacons but the line-of-bearing progressively opened out
to the south as progress was made up-channel towards
the breakwaters.
The day lights – much brighter to the naked eye than the
camera pixels can capture – have been highlighted in this
sequence of photos from one visit, the ship’s head steady
with no wind and the last run of the flood behind.
Has anyone else noticed this impression? Some offset is
to be expected closer in, particularly if steering to one side
of the lead-line but a number of peple have remarked that
this seems to be an excessive displacement. Drop us a
line at with your thoughts.
Passing outer beacons #2 / #1 – leads in line
Approaching beacons #4 / #3 – leads opening out
Beacons #4 / #3 abeam – leads visibly offset
Beacons #6 / #5 abeam – leads displaced south
#7
#5 #7 #8
#8
#6
#5
#3
#3 #4 #7 #8 #6
#4