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On 25 May 2001, at 7:24, Dan Hogan wrote:

> Please enter the Navigation-l survey. This will aid in future Silicon Sea Legs
> and maybe help increase list discussions. Feel free to expand any category.
>
> Post replies to the list primarily. I will summarize  and post the results.
>
> Be aware that most of the better celestial navigation books were written
> before 1980. So still list yours.
>
> Navigation-L Survey
>
> a) Dead Reckoning
>
>         What is the method used most?
>     Mid-Latitude-----:
>     Mercator Sailing-: with HP32SII calculator
>     Rhumb Line-------:
>     Other(Name?)-----:
>
> b) Sight Reduction
>
>         Which is your primary Sight reduction method?
>     Computer Program(Name?)--------: Navig96b
>     Calculator(Name?)--------------:
>     Short Navigation Tables,
>         H.O. 211 etc.(Name?)-------:H.O. 208
>     Standard Navigation Tables,
>         229, 214 etc.(Name?)-------: 229 Small Boat Tables by Hewitt Schlerth
>     Other(Name?)-------------------:
>
> c) Plotting
>
>         How do you do your plotting?
>     Computer Program(Name?)---: Navig96b, posplot.exe
>     Universal Plotting Sheets-:
>     Maneuvering Board----------:
>     Radar Plotting Sheets-----:
>     Home Made(Describe)-------: D. Hogan - QED
>
> d) Navigation Manuals
>
>     Name your main reference manual-:
                Bowditch, Pub No. 9 - 1977 Edition
>
>
>     Name a manual/book that helped you the most-:

                Self-Contained Celestial Navigation with H.O. 208 by John S. Letcher,
                        1977
                Mariner's Celestial Navigation, by William Crawford, 1972
                Navigation Afloat by Alton B. Moody, 1980
>
> e) Do you use the Nautical Almanac?
>         Commercial-: Yes
>         USNO-------:

Cheers
-Dan-

   

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