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Re: Calculate new coordinates given bearing and distance?
From: Ed Popko
Date: 2021 Nov 5, 05:24 -0700
From: Ed Popko
Date: 2021 Nov 5, 05:24 -0700
Tony's question brings to mind the age-of-sail's use of Traverse Boards to log the ship's speed and course during each four hour watch.
At the end of a watch, how did the navigator summarize the various course/speed changes to find the ship's current distance made good and DR position?
Popko
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