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Lunar Distance Practice Sight 04 Dec 2023
This is a PDF showing the calculations we used for a lunar distance practice sight taken on December 4. The sight showed that our watch...
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svglaciergem
Jan 8, 20231 min read
9 January 2023 Running Fix
These are the worksheets from our January 9th running fix showed in Episode 8. A running fix is two or more sights taken at different...
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svglaciergem
Feb 16, 20221 min read
Celestial Navigation - 3 Star Fix by HO229 Method
We recently had the opportunity to take a three star sight at morning nautical twilight. Our reduction method was HO 229. The resulting...
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svglaciergem
Jan 15, 20223 min read
Celestial Navigation - Lunar Distance
Sometimes sailing is very technical. This post is an example of one of those technical subjects. If your eyes are about to glaze over,...
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svglaciergem
Dec 31, 20211 min read
Celestial Navigation - New Sextant
The downfall with celestial navigation is that it needs to be sunny! It’s been overcast for several days. We can do accurate coastal...
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svglaciergem
Dec 22, 20211 min read
Celestial Navigation - Near Solstice
The winter solstice was yesterday. The sun is now northbound! Even though we are land-bound during the schooner overhaul, we still...
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