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Re: Navigation in Boats
From: Tom Lee
Date: 1999 Aug 08, 9:09 PM
From: Tom Lee
Date: 1999 Aug 08, 9:09 PM
Well, here goes. In about 2 weeks, I will have the opportunity to crew on a boat from SF to Hawaii (not the navigator). I am just beginning to understand the celestial process, but don't quite know how to go from the sight to the plot, and don't understand the "plot yet - like how does that angled line a piece of paper relate to my chart (I can see the smiles). Anyway, knowing that I cannot become proficient enough in all that is probably required, can anyone suggest a course of action to me that will profitably use this opportunity to further my grasp of celstial. My goal to be able to navigate offshore with GPS as my back-up. HF is availble on this boat - anyone want to be availble for questions and help during the passage? I have my own sextant and an Almanac and HO229; I am very dangerous with them all. Ideas and thoughts anyone? Tom Lee trelee@hotmail.com S/V Sea Salter Alberg 37 OPPORTUNITY: "You'll always miss 100% of the shots you don't take". _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
