instruction:
In this task, you are given a sentence or phrase in English. You must translate it to Xhosa in a way that is equivalent in terms of meaning and grammatically correct.
question:
A smoothly set mainsail sheeted in flat is a basic requirement for satisfactorily enduring a storm.
answer:
Iseyile enkulu emiswe ngokuzoli leye yaze yabotshelelwa kwisityaba, yimfuneko esisiseko yokunyomezela uqhwithelo ngokuphumeleleyo.


question:
They were numbered 0 to 90 on each side of the north-south rhumb, and below the east-west rhumb.
answer:
Beziphawulwe ngenombolo ezisuka ku0 ukuya ku90 kwicala ngalinye lomntla -mzantsi lencam nangaphantsi empumantshona yencam.


question:
Accordingly, as this increased or decreased, it could be determined, for example, when a ship that had been sighted far off was approaching or moving away from the observer.
answer:

Xa okukusanda okanye kuncipha, kunakho ukuthekeleleka ukuba inqanawa ebonwe ikude ibisiza nganeno okanye ibheka phaya.