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Re: Nautical Almanac Usage
From: Dan Allen
Date: 2004 Oct 22, 14:21 -0600
From: Dan Allen
Date: 2004 Oct 22, 14:21 -0600
We may conclude several things... First of all, I was not surveyed either. It appears that you did not pole over 200 members, but you have just reported that there ARE over 200 members. Second, most chart stores do not get the new almanacs in stock until November or December, so I usually do not buy my almanac until late in the year. It makes a nice "stocking stuffer"... :-) Third, it would be better to take such a survey of those that have an almanac for 2004 already. I do, and I am sure many others do. Often people will not buy an almanac until they actually have a voyage that requires it. Fouth, I use a computer program far more than I do the paper almanac. In fact I never use the printed almanac, except as a check upon my computer program. Good survey question! Dan -----Original Message----- From: Navigation Mailing List [mailto:NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM]On Behalf Of Herbert Prinz Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 12:23 PM To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM Subject: Nautical Almanac Usage Hello All Stations, In a discussion about the role of CN at sea, Ken Gebhart pointed out that the sales of Almanacs would probably be a good indicator. After a little survey, I found out that out of over 200 members of the navigation list, zero members are currently in possession of the government edition of the Nautical Almanac for the year 2005. What may we conclude from this data? Herbert Prinz