I'm still not getting the east/west thing. How do you not run into the land?
Say you decide to travel from San Francisco to Japan on a boat. As you head west the direction of west will change, bringing you in a slight semicircle.
In the FE theory, North is Hubward, South is Rimward, East is Turnwise, and West is Widdershins.
what about other planets? and stars?
Some are flat. Some are not.