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That brings back memories...  I searched my bookshelves and
located: Blue Water Navigation, Cornell Maritime Press, 1947,
Captain Svend T. Simonsen.  It was signed by Svend in Santa
Barbara in 1969.  I fondly recall working through several courses
offered by Coast Navigation.

F. Jones-

On 29 Jan 2003 at 20:05, Gordon Talge wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Does anyone remember back in the 70s, there was a celestial
> navigation school called "Coast Navigation" in Santa Barbara?
>
> They had mail order home study courses and sold their own brand
> of sextants called "Simex" or something like that.
>
> I remember, I wanted a "Simex Junior" that ran about $850 back
> in about 1972.
>
> Anyway, wonder what ever happened to them.
>
> --- Gordon
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