1.   WE were on a northerly course, well into the Arctic Circle, east of Jan Mayen Island.

2.   Rising through partly cloudy skies, Atlantis raced along a northerly course matching that of the orbiting Russian outpost.

3.   Rising through clouding skies, Columbia soared over the Atlantic Ocean on a slightly northerly course.

4.   American entry Toshiba chose a more northerly course to its rivals on the approach to the Horn to overtake Swedish Match and move six miles clear in second place.