Re: [Paddlewise] GPS observation (correction)

A correction to my last post (in which I misused the term "heading"):

I wrote:

> The pointer on the compass page is a course-correction pointer--it
> shows the discrepancy between your heading (actual direction of
> travel, or "track" angle to use Garmin's nomenclature), and the
> bearing to the waypoint.

I should have written:

"The pointer on the compass page is a course-correction pointer--it
shows the discrepancy between your actual direction of travel (or
"track" angle to use Garmin's nomenclature), and the bearing to the
waypoint."

(The heading is the direction the boat is pointed, and has nothing to
do with the compass display. The rest of the description is correct.)

Dan


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