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I always thought of it as backing against the clock but maybe the clocks as
well as the lows run backwards down there.
On a related but different notion are the maps and charts of southern hemi
countries printed with South at the top?

--- John Titterton  wrote:
> After reading the information on the correct naming convention for a
> ship, I too am in dispute with others regarding the nautical term "back"
> or "backing" (the opposite of "veer").
>
> British reference books all appear to define the term as:
> The wind is said to back when it changes direction anticlockwise.
> (Note that there is no reference to the different hemispheres)
>
> US reference books all appear to define the term as:
> A change in wind direction in reverse of the normal pattern, or
> counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the
> Southern Hemisphere.
>
> Who is correct? What is the correct definition?
>
> John Titterton
> Cape Town


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