And a star to steer her by--Virginia to Virgin Islands, Part 4b
December 25, 2017 by How to Sail Oceans | Language: EN Play Time: 00:14:56 | SAILING YOUTUBERS
We finish up our talk on the theory behind celestial navigation, then get into computing a running sun fix using the Celesticomp pocket computer. As a conclusion I offer my opinions on celestial navigation in a GPS world. Feel free to comment back with your opinions on this!
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