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What does "leave to" mean?

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Douglas Cherry
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What does "leave to" mean?
Posted 2026, Feb 07 16:43
Does "leave to the East" mean the ATON is to the east of me or I am east of the ATON. That language doesn't seem to indicate either one and I could not find anywhere in the course material where "leave to" was defined.
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Grant Headifen
Reply 2026, Feb 07 20:32
Ahh the vernacular nuanaces of sailing. Leave to port means the object should be on your port side as you pass. We will add this defn to the course - thanks.
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