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"Backing (of wind)" significa:

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Correct answer: a) Cambio de la dirección del viento en sentido contrario a la agujas del reloj.

Why it is correct

Backing: the wind shifts anticlockwise.

Why the others are not

  • b) Clockwise is veering.
  • c) To leeward is a sotavento.
  • d) That is veering.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Backing: anticlockwise. Veering: clockwise.

Where this question comes from

Try it: Marine English

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