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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, 2022
- 1 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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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