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Re: Navigation "simplified". was: Buckley the Navigator
From: Ken Gebhart
Date: 2008 Mar 6, 18:50 -0600
From: Ken Gebhart
Date: 2008 Mar 6, 18:50 -0600
He produced a VHS named "Airborne", and I think a book too by the same name. There was a fair amount of celestial in that one. Another book called "Windfall" had some celestial. Ken G On Mar 5, 2008, at 10:25 PM, Greg R. wrote: > > --- "Greg R."wrote: > >> Do you have a title by any chance? I couldn't locate anything with >> that description on Amazon. > > Or is it maybe "Atlantic High"? That just popped up on another search > right after I sent that, it didn't before. > > -- > GregR > > >> --- Jim wrote: >> >>> It has been many years since I read Buckley's book about sailing >>> across the Atlantic. >> >> Do you have a title by any chance? I couldn't locate anything with >> that >> description on Amazon. >> >> -- >> GregR >> >> >> >>> It has been many years since I read Buckley's book about sailing >>> across the Atlantic. If I recall correctly, I believe that the HP >> 65 >>> was programmed by a friend/engineer from HP. >>> >>> I always had the impression that Buckley was fascinated with CN >> but >>> did not know the level of detail of the subject that one might be >>> lead >>> to believe and, as has been mentioned earlier, did things by wrote. >>> >>> I also recall a rather pompous comment near the end of the book >>> explaining that due to his notoriety many people would buy his book >>> on >>> sailing thus paying for the voyage. >>> >>> A review of his video I read commented that "you better bring your >>> dictionary" to understand what he was saying referring to Buckley's >>> incessant use of obscure words. I would think it not too condusive >> to >>> easy understanding someone new to the subject. >>> >>> Interesting guy. >>> >>> >>>> >>> >> >> >>> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---