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Don't you just love the attack dog mentality exhibited on this List. The 
changes noted can be and are corrected for, if appropriate, and within the 
critic's capabilities.

Regards,

Henry


--- On Thu, 7/10/08, James N Wilson  wrote:

> From: James N Wilson 
> Subject: [NavList 5777] Re: Noon sight for longitude
> To: NavList@fer3.com
> Date: Thursday, July 10, 2008, 3:37 PM
> Gary:
>
> This is another example described by a "kitchen table
> navigator," i.e.,
> someone who has never tried it. No mention is made of the
> effect of
> vessel north-south motion and declination change which can
> produce a
> significant time difference between maximum altitude and
> LAN. I noted to
> a friend that I was lucky when I first tried the method
> many years ago,
> in that I was sailing a course with a significant southerly
> component.
> Otherwise, I might have believed the lore.
>
> Jim Wilson
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