Know your Nautical terminology
heave
A vessel's transient, vertical, up-and-down motion.
surge
A vessel's transient motion in a fore and aft direction.
sway
A vessel's lateral motion from side to side.
These are distinct from roll, pitch, and yaw which are rotational movement about an axis rather than along an axis.
WWG1WGA
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
L.P. As applied to the U.S. Ship of State, how would you log our current movements??
Excellent nautical information, as always.
Yes, I’m this far behind on the thread.