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Re: Sensitivity of Mercator sailing to round off error in course
From: Dan Hogan
Date: 2001 Apr 30, 6:33 PM
From: Dan Hogan
Date: 2001 Apr 30, 6:33 PM
Well being more inclined to practical navigation and minimizing my work as a navigator when sailing. When I found my self using Mercator/Mid-Latitude sailing in a 270d/90d situation I just added or subtracted a degree from the TC course for the calculation. Dan Hogan dhhogan@verionmail.com