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Re: Averaging
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2004 Oct 20, 22:57 -0400
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2004 Oct 20, 22:57 -0400
On Oct 20, 2004, at 8:09 PM, Jim Thompson wrote: > I really want to give the sextant a try on blue water some day. I've > been > trying to find a way to get to sea on a 2-4 week ocean trip, either a > passage on a commercial ship where I could keep my own DR/CN plot and > then > check it against the ship's log at the end of the trip, or a leg on a > cruising sail or powerboat. Jim, You could take along a handheld GPS to keep your position, but an excuse to check the ship's log should not be overlooked! Fred