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Re: Navigation in Boats
From: Jim Manzari
Date: 1999 Aug 09, 3:42 AM
From: Jim Manzari
Date: 1999 Aug 09, 3:42 AM
TOM LEE wrote: > > Well, here goes. In about 2 weeks, I will have the opportunity to crew on a > boat from SF to Hawaii (not the navigator).> ...HF is availble on this boat - anyone want to be availble for questions > and help during the passage? Tom, I'm assuming that the designated navigator for this voyage is fully qualified and suggest that he/she demonstrate to you how to do the plots, preferably before you set sail. Without graphics it is difficult to teach this concept and I believe it would be nearly impossible via HF radio. There will be a fully qualified navigator aboard, right? Jim Manzari
