faile', the compass (like all compasses) points north. So, when you're sailing east, it LOOKS like the compass is pointing west (left), but instead what it's saying is north is THAT way (if you turn left, you'll be going north). In other words, the compass shows which way is north, not which way you are travelling.
weekapaug, what do you mean? Have you fed bait to any of the fish? If you see a fish jumping in and out of the water, feed it some bait, and it'll fill in your sea chart.