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Re: Recreating Bligh's voyage to Timor
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2010 May 29, 00:59 +1000
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2010 May 29, 00:59 +1000
Sounds like they are sadly lacking one Captain Bligh.
"I don't think this has come up yet on NavList." Oh yes it has. Here:
http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=106724
Their location can be followed at:
http://www.bountyboat.com/position
"I don't think this has come up yet on NavList." Oh yes it has. Here:
http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=106724
Their location can be followed at:
http://www.bountyboat.com/position
On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 8:03 PM, Frank Reed <FrankReed@historicalatlas.com> wrote:
George, you mentioned Bligh's voyage after the mutiny to Timor. I don't think this has come up yet on NavList. There is a group trying to recreate that voyage right now. Here's a blog article about it:
http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2010/may/27/mutinys-aftermath-comes-to-life/...which includes this line:
"They’re using an ancient device called a sextant to mark the ship’s angle against the horizon"-FER
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