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Celestial in the Age of Sail
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2026 Mar 2, 07:50 -0800
From: Frank Reed
Date: 2026 Mar 2, 07:50 -0800
This coming weekend: An updated and revised edition of my popular workshop Celestial Navigation in the Age of Sail. This is boith an introduction to the fundamentals of celestial navigation including Sun sights and sextant use, and it is also a chance to learn 'nautical astronomy' as it was actually done in the 19th century. We follow actual logbook entries... peeking over the navigators' shoulders as they worked. And we modernize these methods for 21st century practical navigation. You can sail the globe using the tools of those Age of Sail mariners...
Learn more and register: https://ReedNavigation.com.
Frank Reed
Clockwork Mapping / ReedNavigation.com
Conanicut Island USA
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