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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: which is frequently the case, a vessel in the vicinity of Taino rocks, or of Boscagne shoal, may find herself awkwardly situated. It is necessary, therefore, to anticipate winds from this quarter, by being in a position to proceed to anchorage on the west side of Curzola. Sabbionceilo Channel is used by coasting vessels only, which also frequently take that of Curzola, in order to keep near shore when bound from the southward to Narenta or to Macarsca. The pilots generally pass on the north side of Torcola island, especially if the weather should appear threatening, in order to keep Porto Grande under their lee. If unable to reach this anchorage in a violent bora, it would be advisable to proceed to Port Lesina or to Torcola. Neither the north-east channel of Lesina, nor that of Narenta are used in the course of ordinary navigation; they are chiefly frequented by natives passing to Macarsca on the mainland, or by vessels putting in from stress of weather. It should be borne in mind that after easterly winds the current generally sets eastward under Lesina, and assists when bound to the mainland. With these winds it is advisable to give a wide berth to Sabbioncello peninsula, along which there is no good anchorage in case of emergency. Port Spaiatro Channel.?Vessels bound to Spalatro generally pass through this small channel. If on arriving from southward the wind and current should be found unfavourable, a vessel may proceed to Port Milna of Brazza if she should be far enough northward; otherwise, in order not to lose ground, to Lesina, or if she be of light draught, to St. Giuseppe of Brazza. Brazza channel, like all others near the coast, is exposed to most violent bora gales. The native mariners anchor every night under the mainland, .and when under weigh keep nea...


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  • ISBN-13: 9780217885256
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 162
  • Spine Width: 9 mm
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 021788525X
  • Publisher Date: 01 Aug 2009
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 245 gr


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