"Wally" wrote in message

| Oh, such scurrilous misrepresentation! In my study of the subject thus
far,
| *I* haven't found it hard. However, someone who doesn't have the benefit
of
| my 25+ years of land-based map & compass nav might find the learning curve
a
| tad steeper.

I've taught basic navigation to most of my regular crew... once you
understand the basic nomenclature and their relation to the methodology it's
just plain common sense.

It does scare most people though.... like a fear of the unknown.... like
the reason power boaters think sailing is difficult to master.

CM