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RE: [world-cruising] Thanks all

From: Pieter ten Have (thuis) ("Pieter)
Date: Sat Dec 04 2004 - 04:37:50 EST

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    Dear jerry,
     
    We learned celestial in a correspondence course last winter and had
    great fun using it in summer. Of course it's a hobby, we like
    mathematics and we check the position with GPS. But after some time we
    got quite accurate with the sextant. (5 -10 Miles in good weather). We
    bought one from a retired naval captain, ,and had it calibrated. Then we
    heard is was a very good one, a Tamaya, and I did cost 140 Euro ( app.
    100 dollars?). In ancient times captains were obliged to buy a sextant,
    maybe that's an inexpensive way to get a top-of-the list one?
     
    Greetings Arjanne (the Netherlands)
     
     
    -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
    Van: Jerry [mailto:]
    Verzonden: 04 December 2004 04:05
    Aan:
    Onderwerp: [world-cruising] Thanks all
     

    Thanks, for the welcome. I did join the low cost group, sounds right
    up my aley. Joe, celestial nav is way down on my list, but I still
    want to atleast have some knowledge of its workings. If I ever get
    to try passagemaking I don't want to rely solely on GPS and without
    an occasional fix a compass won't be much good. I like the idea of
    the Davis model, and hope it is only used for entertainment and
    conversation... Jerry

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