PeterO said: > The group of about 14 paddled independent courses, but were > all out by about 10%. i.e 900 metres after a 9km paddle. > > I'ld be interested to know how accurate other people can be > and any advice they might have? Peter, That's not bad for ded reckoning, but 900 meters is a little more than 1/2 mile. That could cause you to miss an island if visibility was limited. That's probably why most people call ded reckoning, dead reckoning. (It's actually an abbreviation of "deduced reckoning". Steve Holtzman Southern CA. *************************************************************************** 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 Sat Jun 05 2004 - 02:27:02 PDT
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