Talk:Lubber line

Mention etymology
lubber Jidanni (talk) 04:47, 12 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Done.
 * Google Ngrams shows usage for:


 * lubber's line
 * lubber's mark
 * lubber's point
 * lubber line
 * lubber mark
 * lubber point
 * but low usage for lubberline, lubbers line, lubbers point.
 * By the 20th century, lubber line and lubber's line dominate. cagliost (talk) 09:58, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Accuracy Question
Is this statement from the article correct? I think it's exactly opposite. "the leeward lubber line will read the bearing to your destination"

If you're close hauled and the best you can do is 45 degrees off the wind and the lubber lines are 45 degrees to each side of center, then the windward lubber line is going to be aligned with the direction of the wind and the leeward lubber line will be 90 degrees from the angle of the wind. If the leeward lubber line reads the bearing to your destination then you could just beam reach to it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.50.251.41 (talk) 19:43, 29 July 2022 (UTC)