 Riga, that ships, lighters, &c., ascending or descending the river with a side wmd, keep the starboard side of the channel, and are not to anchor in the narrow parts, nor on the bars. In beating up or down, every captain or pilot on the starboard tack,...  Piloting Directions for the Cattegat and Baltic, Or East Sea; Also for the ... - Page 60by John William Norie - 1846Full view - About this book
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...for the port of Riga, that ships, lighters, &c., ascending or descending the river, with a side wind, keep the starboard side of the channel, and are not...down, every captain, or pilot, on the starboard tack, lias the right to keep the wind ; whereas, those on the port or larboard tack, must bear-up. Those... | |
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