(1) The u2018 rhumb u2019 lines that criss-cross the map are designed to aid compass bearings, allowing navigators to sail reasonably accurate courses.(2) Then, we'll sail on a rhumb line straight in and hope the only ships we meet are ours.(3) For the past ten hours Hornblower had overseen the changing of course from the larboard to the starboard tack, seeking to gain the latitude of Gibraltar, then sail straight in on a rhumb line .(4) A new globe which he produced in 1541 was the first to have rhumb lines shown on it.(5) u2018It has become a real tactical dual as to whether you'd go straight down the rhumb line (most direct route) or you go wide,u2019 Peter Campbell from Sydney's Cruising Yacht Club said.
