Re: [Paddlewise] Celestial navigation

From: <WILAX_at_aol.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 09:32:46 EDT
The best course I ever reviewed is given by the staff of "Ocean Navigator"
magazine.  I don't know if they have it on video but you may want to pick up
an copy of the mag and see.
Their course is a hands on deal and it brings a beginner up to modest speed in
a couple of weeks.  For a kayak you will probably want to invest in a sight
reduction calculator since carrying the books will get quite old...and wet.
Plotting will be another challenge.  
You need a horizon to do a  sight so be prepared to paddle a bit.  Maybe there
is a GPS that already has sight reduction capability built in???

Tom
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Received on Fri Sep 11 1998 - 06:33:52 PDT

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