While, on the part of the commander, caution and watchfulness are
essentially requisite, still all the circumstances being favorable,
rules may be given in a very brief compass for trimming a vessel to
the hurricane winds. These are embodied in the following tables. Where
the directions of the wind vane, as set down in the first column are
tangents to the whirlwind in its course, these indicate the quarter
from which the storm sets in. The points of the compass in the second
column show the position of the storm’s center as regards the vessel.
The fourth column gives the direction in which to steer when the wind
shifts as indicated in the third column; but if it shifts as indicated
in the fifth column, then bear away as told in the sixth column.