The seas between 40" and 50" South where the prevailing winds are generally from the West. Sailing ships bound for Australia from the Cape of Good Hope ran before them and this was called "running the easting down". Rogue's yarn. Originally a coloured yarn laid up into naval rope to identify it and prevent theft. Today often found in the running rigging of yachts to aid the crew in quick identifying the individual ropes.
Iilwandle eziphakathi "kwama-40 nama-50" eMzantsi apho umoya okhoyo usuka eNtshona. Iinqanawa eziya e-Australia zisuka kwiKapa lethemba eliLungileyo (Cape of Good Hope) zazibaleka phambi kwayo kwaye oku kwakubizwa ngokuba "kukubalekela ezantsi empuma", ingqokelela yemisonto. Kudla ngokuba ngumsonto onemibala ngemibala ebekwa kwintsontelo yobumatiloshe ukuyiphawula kunye nokuthintela ubusela. Namhlanje ifumaneka kwiintsontelo zokuxhasa imasti zesikhitshana zomdyarho ukuxhobisa abakhweli ukuze bakwazi ukubonana ngokukhawuleza.