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    Re: Sextants in Coastal Piloting
    From: Derrick Young
    Date: 2000 Aug 15, 9:36 AM

    Carl,
    
    Yes, I do teach sextant work for coastal piloting.  It is very useful for
    determining where you are (as you know) in areas where LORAN and/or GPS
    don't work very well.  For example some areas off the Virginia coast line
    and in the lower Chesapeake Bay.  I teach vertical and horizontal angles.
    
    I also teach these same techniques to folks so that they can verify the
    position of aides to navigation.  GPS, while good, until recently has not
    been accurate enough to verify buoy positions.
    
    derrick
    

       
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