[Rhodes22-list] Navigation

[Art Shriver]

Check with your local US Power Squadron.  They have recently revised 
their navigation courses to include electronic aids and some other neat 
methods.  I think you will find it what you are looking for and their 
many other courses are all trending toward the online format using 
updated technology.

Art,  Teetotum, a '76

Steve Alm wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>Mary Ann and I are starting to plan a sailing trip on Lake Superior this
>summer.  Perhaps trailering to Thunder Bay and sailing around the islands on
>the Canadian north shore.  We've got some friends that do this every year
>and we want to go with them.  I'd feel a lot safer going with another boat
>or two.  
>
>I'm starting to feel fairly confident with my boat handling skills and I
>have a good first mate, (and a good boat) but I don't know much about
>navigation.  Obviously, I'll need up-to-date charts, a good compass and a
>GPS.  But beyond that, I'm not sure where to start.  We have a hand-held GPS
>on Fandango that I've used to check my speed, but that's about all I've used
>it for.  I know I'll have to familiarize myself with its other features.
>But you just take the lat. and long. reading and plot that position on the
>chart, right?  Is it much more complicated than that?  What if the GPS goes
>down?  Do you carry a spare?  I don't really see myself going to the bother
>of learning celestial nav with a sextant, but maybe that's being foolish.
>Anyone have any advice?
>
>Thanks,
>Slim
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