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    Re: Navigation "simplified". was: Buckley the Navigator
    From: Greg R_
    Date: 2008 Mar 5, 20:25 -0800

    --- "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.
    > >
    > >
    > > >
    > >
    >
    >
    > >
    >
    
    
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