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As part of a useful posting, Trevor Kenchington asked

>Is ice navigation an appropriate topic for the list? From what little I
>understand of the topic, it doesn't have much to do with position fixing
>but rather finding ways to manoeuvre around the ever-changing obstacles
>created by the ice.

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Why not, I wonder? Navigation being the art (or science, or perhaps better,
craft) of getting some sort of transport (ship, aircraft, camel, pair of
feet, satellite) from A to B in a controlled manner, avoiding obstacles and
dangers on the way, why should Trevor suggest that the perils of ice be
excluded?

As for position-fixing, that has rapidly become of diminishing interest in
present-day navigation, for many participants. I except, and respect, the
few purists who continue to navigate by the old techniques, such as Robert
Gainer. But for most others, the practical question of where-am-I has now
been resolved. Sailing has lost a lot of its interest and fun, once you
know exactly where you are. The continuing interest in navigation, shown by
this list, is in other aspects of navigation which remain relevant, and in
the history of how navigation developed.

Just my opinion.

George.

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