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    Re: Suitable floating platforms for sextant sight accuracy
    From: Henry Halboth
    Date: 2015 Jul 24, 00:17 -0400
    But not before the Sun's over the yardarm, Francis.

    Henry 

    On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 2:06 AM, Francis Upchurch <NoReply_Upchurch@fer3.com> wrote:

    Re Rum and sailors.

    I think before Trafalgar, the daily ration for sailors was a gallon of beer (small beer, not very alcoholic?) + 1/2 pint rum.(which was meant to be diluted to make "grog"). It seems likely that Britannia ruled the waves while mostly drunk.("Dutch courage?"). The RoyalNavy abolished the rum ration in 1970, the New Zealand Royal Navy, not until 1992. I wonder whether celnav accuracy was also effected by the demon drink?

    cheers,splice the main brace!

    Francis

     


       
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