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Originally Posted by She-Wolf
[ BB now I have it; my bow is ALWAYS 0. I don't quite understand WHY, but that bit of info has gone home - thank you  |
The why should become easy if you think of your face as the boat. Your heading is the direction you're heading(!) If I'm standing to your right, then my bearing is RIGHT, no matter whether I'm heading (!) away from you, toward you or in the same or opposite direction. A ship always travels along its heading. It's bearing is always where it is in relation to you.
You already understand the where; I hope that helps with the why. If not, I'll go back under my bridge.