Re: [Paddlewise] Longitude and astronomy

PeterO:

All the people who still think it's ridiculous are unfortunately lost at 
sea, and can't read their e-mail.

Brad

Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Longitude and astronomy


> However, maybe it wasn't just the stars. I remember once paddling about 
> 17km out to sea from Newcastle (Australia) with a companion and noticed 
> that he did not carry a compass. Nevertheless he did this paddle 
> regularly. We were out of sight of land and it was sobering to scan a 
> featureless horizon for 360 degrees and realise I would have been lost 
> without a compass. My companion claimed that he steered by the clouds on 
> the horizon! I thought this was incredible, dangerous and ridiculous. I no 
> longer think its ridiculous .

> All the best, PeterO
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