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Subject: Re: Silicon Sea: Leg 82
From: Yves Arrouye (yves@XXX.XXX)
Date: Mon Dec 03 2001 - 00:05:49 EST
> >What do I use for charts and plotting - where do I get them?
>
> Since we are in open ocean, you don't need any charts. For plotting, you
> will need plotting sheets. These are essentially charts with nothing on
> them
> but a compass rose and some lines of latitude and a scale for adding lines
> of longitude. These are available from chandleries, or you can make your
> own. I think that there are some available on the web, but I am not sure
> from where.
See Ed Falk's sample leg work at http://www.best.com/~falconer/Navigation/
which also has printable plotting sheets. I used them w/o problems, and then
bought real (bigger ones) from Celestaire, www.celestaire.com.
YA
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