>Peter Chopelas wrote, > ><snippity> >> When I learned about nautical navigation I was surprised to learn that >> there is no need to ever concern yourself with declination because the >> charts are all set up be able to use magnetic north exclusively I think that depends upon the age of your charts and the amount of change in declination that occurs each year in the area you are paddling. Greg Welker Current Designs Pisces, with sail rig CLC Cape Charles modified West Wight Potter 19, #448 "Wight Magic" "Good seamanship is using superior judgment to prevent the need to use superior skills." *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Feb 14 2001 - 19:12:26 PST
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