Re: [Paddlewise] Really Decent Compass Units? -> Nav-Aid

I have Chuck Sutherland's Nav-Aid, which consists of a instruction booklet
that gives an introduction to navigation, and plastic plate with a compass rose
and a string attached to its center. 

You mark the distance of nautical miles 
on the string, and draw a line on the compass rose with your location's
variation.  

Taking and transfering bearings on the map and measuring
distances is extremely fast an easy, which prevents sea sickness.

Chuck sells his Nav-Aid for $5, shipping included. I felt guilty paying
such a low price for something so useful.

- Julio

P.S. Do not confuse Nav-Aid with another product called Nav-Board, which
is a useless rip off that retails at $23.

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> 
> > > For those of you who don't carry a silva style compass, how do you take
> > > bearings from your chart ???
> I just use my deck elastics like a parallel rule or edge of my hand to get
> the idea of the bearing. Usually I have a compass rose on my chart and just
> relate it all to that. With practice it has come to work quite well. Other
> people I have met have used a bit of thin string which they lay over the
> chart. If I am trying to work out my position on the sea then I tend to
> find that by getting a few bearings off different marks I can get a good
> idea of where I am. Then again I also tend to keep an ongoing eye on where
> I am throughout a trip and keep a sharp lokout for any handy transits.
> Derek. 
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