The global stature of the race is a major drawcard for international entries, and the Notice of Race and
Sailing Instructions have again been produced in Mandarin.
Links to the Notice of Race,
Sailing Instructions and Entry Forms are available at http://www.lantauboatclub.com/2015/09/2015-aor/
It was discovered afterwards that the ship had departed from her original
sailing instructions, laid down by the Admiralty.
A substantial introduction is included, and appendices provide supporting texts such as contemporary letters describing the voyage, other accounts of this and other voyages, and da Gama's
sailing instructions to his successor.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15: 8AM:
Sailing instructions available from Information.
Consisting of
sailing instructions, lunar and solar tables and a collection of nautical charts, the original two-part Dutch work, Spieghel der Zeevaerdt--the first ever printed sea atlas--was compiled by an experienced seaman and navigator by the name of Lucas Jansz Waghenaer, who lived in the fishing port of Enkhuizen.
There are several signal books, copies of trak charts, and the admiral's flag-rank commissions; instructions for the conduct of ships of war; general instructions and notes for courts-martial; and
sailing instructions for the east coast of North America.
The word roteiro in the title, it may be added, normally occurs in connection with nautical works, so-called 'rutters'; this does not apply to the present text, which is almost void of nautical data,
sailing instructions and the like.
These poems are: (1) Hawiyat al-ikhtisar fi usul ilm al-bihar "The gathered briefing regarding the basics of the naval science." This "conspectus of navigational theory" (Tibbets) in eleven sections deals with astronomical measurements, the nautical calendar,
sailing instructions and brief descriptions of routes and ports on the Indian Ocean (fols.
Linschoten apparently obtained detailed
sailing instructions for this voyage from navigators passing through Goa and included them in ~Booke 3'.
The appeal of the race to Asian-based sailors has been increasing so much that the CYCA has this year produced the Notice of Race and
Sailing instructions in Mandarin.
Notice of Race, Entry Forms and
Sailing Instructions are available at the HKHC website at www.hobieclub.org.hk.
