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Re: Silicon Sea: Leg 70
From: Dan Hogan
Date: 2001 Apr 25, 00:48 EDT
From: Dan Hogan
Date: 2001 Apr 25, 00:48 EDT
Mike: On 24 Apr 2001, at 17:37, Michael Wescott wrote: > yves@XXX.XXX said: > >> 1) What is the total distance in nautical miles to Cristobal? > >> -- ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > Using great circle sailings: > > > Leg 1: 287.1d 84 Nm > > Leg 2: 264.4d 519.9 Nm > > Leg 3: 228d 712.3 Nm > > > for a total of 1316.2 Nm. This is a bit too high a distance. But if you calculate using Great Circle, Rhumb-Line, Mercator Sailing, or Mid-Latitude you will get slightly different distances for each but not quite that much. > > I think you need to recompute that last leg. I get 613.3 nm using > Great Circle. > > > -- > Mike Wescott > Wescott_Mike@XXX.XXX Dan Hogan WA6PBY Catalina 27 "GACHA" dhhogan@XXX.XXX Navigation-L List Owner http://www.wa6pby.com
