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Re: Buckley the Navigator
From: Greg R_
Date: 2008 Mar 6, 16:44 -0800
From: Greg R_
Date: 2008 Mar 6, 16:44 -0800
> Starting out; I read quite a few books, or in all honesty, browsed > through them while hoping that useful stuff would jump off the pages > and adhere as if by magic (didn't work) before biting the bullet and > enrolling in dedicated classes. That worked out very well. To each their own - I was able to (finally) master the concepts with just self-study alone (and have never had any "formal" classroom celnav training) - which might be the reason for our differing perceptions on this particular issue. > God help anyone who puts to sea with this article as their > navigational backbone On that we can agree... > but that is not a criticism of it. As I tried to get across earlier, > it could have encouraged further interest I disagree - reading the article through the eyes of a rank beginner I would have been totally put off and figured the subject was way too complicated for mere mortals like me to even dream of ever comprehending. > and what it proposes is quite valid and do-able. The technique in the article is quite valid, however I would question its viability for someone without any prior background in celnav. -- GregR --- Peter Foggwrote: > > Greg R. wrote: > > ... would you in all honesty recommend this article to > > someone just starting out and with zero celnav background? I > wouldn't. > > > Starting out; I read quite a few books, or in all honesty, browsed > through them while hoping that useful stuff would jump off the pages > and adhere as if by magic (didn't work) before biting the bullet and > enrolling in dedicated classes. That worked out very well. Now I > can > almost understand random articles like that of Mr Buckley Junior. > > God help anyone who puts to sea with this article as their > navigational backbone, but that is not a criticism of it. As I tried > to get across earlier, it could have encouraged further interest, and > what it proposes is quite valid and do-able. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---