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Cruising Lite
From: Brian Whatcott
Date: 2002 Dec 18, 23:28 -0600
From: Brian Whatcott
Date: 2002 Dec 18, 23:28 -0600
I had it in mind to take a boat across the Atlantic, or at least make a start on the dream this Summer. Perhaps fortunately, the news of old family friends visiting from England, kept me from initiating the plan. I asked on rec.boats.cruising ng about viable sizes and types, and gathered what you have already read on this list: long voyages have been completed in a variety of hull sizes, and from 23 ft up, with some frequency. What I found even more encouraging, was that there were persuasive suggestions that a suitable boat could sometimes be purchased (with a good dollop of luck) for the price you would like to pay: a sailboat is an expensive toy which can sometimes be discarded for another, at a reasonable price to the needy. Brian Whatcott At 09:46 AM 12/16/02, you wrote: >I have the registered version of Navigator (for windows) (see: >http://www.tecepe.com.br/nav/) and think it is fantastic. It has all the >nav. stars, planets, moon, sun (of course) and can generate printed pages >that look just like the nautical almanac as well as be used for interactive >celestial reduction sight work. There is a module for loading charts ( >there is a growing library of charts or you can make your own [and add it to >the library]) and saving sights, and even hooking up a GPS to your computer >and superimposing your boat's position on the chart. For $25(US), it's a >great tool. It has a star chart that can be animated for any increment + or >-. I've used it to interactively determine the time of sunrise/sunset for >my lat/long. Hovering over any object gives you it's az/ht for taht >particular time. I still force myself to practice reducing my sights using >HO 211 (using Bayless' book) but it's nice to quickly check my work using >Navigator. > >By the way, I'm moving from a Flying Scot (19' centerboard) to a South Coast >23' (an Alberg design) so (hopefully) am getting closer to my bluewater >dreams. >-- Joe Shields >SC23 #56 /Astra IIIb > >PS: anybody ever do any bluewater cruising in a 22'-23' full keel boat? Brian Whatcott Altus OK Eureka!