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Originally Posted by DJR-351
believe me it's very satisfying to be able to find your position in the middle of nowhere just by using the stars & planets....  |
Any serious boat owner should be able to use a sextant but as said most just use gps these days. NSW requires you to carry paper charts. Personally I find a sextant really handy for coastal work. Taking noon shots is tedious but if you are out to sea it's better than nothing I suppose. I keep mine in a box with a hand bearing compass. Too old now for blue water, but you never know when a high energy solar flare and a tidal wave will hit at the same time...
And I'm aries, virgo rising.