In play, if using a sideslip card that has you turning away from the wind, for movement, you just reverse the color of the arc that you are actually in. To keep other players from thinking that you are cheating, announce that you are "bearing off".
If sailing dead downwind in the yellow arc directly behind the ship, you would use the yellow movement arrow. That does not change.
Last edited by Dobbs; 12-21-2019 at 07:16.
That makes things totally clear now Dobbs. Seeing the cards makes all the difference.
Thanks for taking the time to explain this.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
And now a demonstration of the sideslip using the conventional method:
The last card is a regular turn to port to bring Terpsichore on a parallel course to Brandywine. It probably should have been played as a green arc, but I got caught up in the moment. Ultimately, to maintain a parallel course in the green arc, I would have played a more gradual turn and the ship would have moved a touch farther. The result would have been similar.
My point being that in the second demonstration the maneuver could have been achieved with two opposite turns and the use of the sideslip card extraneous. The first demonstration gives the sideslip card a tactical use.
Last edited by Dobbs; 12-22-2019 at 16:40.
A very impressive and convincing demonstration Dobbs.
Rob.
The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.
[QUOTE=My point being that in the second demonstration the maneuver could have been achieved with two opposite turns and the use of the sideslip card extraneous. The first demonstration gives the sideslip card a tactical use.[/QUOTE]
Not necessarily extraneous ... the two-turn opposite process not only slows the process down but can also cause potential exposure for rake. The sideslip tactic would definitely be preferred.
Let me just say that if a picture is worth a thousand words, you've provided us with a full training manual!!!
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