NavList:

Greg,

This RKJ Utube you sent,  reminds us that navigation for this trip should not be an issue. I would take a couple of automatic mechanical dive watches pre- rated for regular going rate, wearing one permanently, and a couple of SW radios and do lunars if I could not get a time signal.(as per Cook's first voyage). I guess the race committee could allow a quartz watch in a sealed container for emergencies , for example, no radio time  signal, no moon and if you cant' smell fish and chips.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xObpjZ-s9pg. 

"Leave England, turn left. Go down to Cape Town, turn left, sail to Cape Horn, turn left, then sail north until you smell fish and chips and you are back in England!"

Despite RKJ's slightly old fashioned remarks about Bernard Moitessier, I recommend his book "the Long Way". (Actually I think RJK was joking and actually greatly admired Moitessier.)

Unlike RKJ, he gives quite a lot of detail about his cel nav techniques (appendix pages 222-224.). He had no trouble getting radio time signals throughout the trip, and used an electric wall clock (non quartz) with regular 3 second per day rate (would this be allowed?).and he wore his Rolex mechanical dive watch permanently which gave regular rate. He mostly relied on meridian passge sights unless close to land, when he did proper fixes using LOPs using HO 249. (actually the UK version, AP 3270).

Oh to be young again!

Francis