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Capt. Mooron
 
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If you don't have the theory down pat.... how in the world will you pass the
practical?

CM

"Nav" wrote in message
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| A theory exercise?
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| :P
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| Cheers
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| Capt. Mooron wrote:
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| Ah... Yes.... calculating a vector between "Legs".... one of my
favourite
| navigational pastimes. ;-)
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| CM
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| "Scout" wrote in message
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| | sorry, I was flirting with a math teacher at the time.
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| | "Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
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| | So what did your Prof refer to the vector between your departure
| | coordinates
| | and your arrival coordinates?
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| | CM
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| | "Scout" wrote in message
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| | | btw - I've used my saved sailing gps tracks in the classroom - the
| | physics
| | | teacher projected them onto the board and had the students work
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| | vectors
| | | and so forth.
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| | | "Bart Senior" wrote in message
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| | | You sail directly East for 14 hours,
| | | then South for 14 hours,
| | | and then West for 14 hours,
| | | and then North again for 14 hours.
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| | | Now if you draw a vector between your starting
| | | position and your final position. What would you
| | | call that vector?
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