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William R. Watt
 
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Morgan Ohlson ) writes:

Sorry, I don't undertand the "yawing force".


pitch: vertical rotation parallel to centreline
roll (or heel): vertical rotation perpendicular to centreline
yaw: horizontal rototation perpendicular to centreline

"yaw: a vessel's sudden verring from the course"

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