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Re: Sextant/3 Arm Or Gyro Bearing Pmp Plot
From: George Huxtable
Date: 2010 Nov 25, 15:03 -0000
From: George Huxtable
Date: 2010 Nov 25, 15:03 -0000
Antoine wrote, about Andres' posting- "Anyway that's fine to see a number of French charts on your site. I'm feeling home on your site, since I have sailed many times in the areas you are displaying !" Those charts cover a corner of France with which I, too am very familiar, in my 8-metre boat, though those days are now over, so this is pure nostalgia. I invite Navlist members to take a good look at the way that coast is lit. The French navigation lighting is quite superb; well thought out to remove ambiguity, in the choice of sectors and leading-lines. I have always felt well-looked-after in making those tricky passages in the dark, well before the days of GPS. Far better than we get on our side of the Channel. George contact George Huxtable, at george@hux.me.uk or at +44 1865 820222 (from UK, 01865 820222) or at 1 Sandy Lane, Southmoor, Abingdon, Oxon OX13 5HX, UK.
