N., N. by E., NNE., NE. by N., NE., was the pattern, and these to the sailor were 'rhumbs of the wind', or more briefly 'rhumbs', of which there were thirty-two in all.
N, N ngo E, NNE, NE ngo N, NE, yayingumfuziselo kwaye abamatiloshe babeqhutywa ngumoya ngokufutshane rhambs ezingamashumi amathathu anesibini kuzo zonke.