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Manx Maid ll
"Manx Maid" sailing from Douglas to Belfast on the flat calm of an August evening, 1982. Photographed from "Manxman" returning light ship from Northern Ireland to Douglas. Both vessels are at approximately half-passage and using the "South about" route via the Calf of Man. Wind and sea conditions as well as tidal flow would be taken into account by the masters of Steam Packet ships in deciding whether to sail north or south round the Island en route to and from Belfast. The distances involved were very similar - just a few miles difference - but there was potentially quite a significant fuel saving to be had by weighing up the various factors expected to affect the ship's progress.
Manx Maid ll
"Manx Maid" sailing from Douglas to Belfast on the flat calm of an August evening, 1982. Photographed from "Manxman" returning light ship from Northern Ireland to Douglas. Both vessels are at approximately half-passage and using the "South about" route via the Calf of Man. Wind and sea conditions as well as tidal flow would be taken into account by the masters of Steam Packet ships in deciding whether to sail north or south round the Island en route to and from Belfast. The distances involved were very similar - just a few miles difference - but there was potentially quite a significant fuel saving to be had by weighing up the various factors expected to affect the ship's progress.