"Joe" wrote in message
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"Lanod"


You never did tell anyone how you yachtmasters navigate without any
aids or inputs. Remember the wave slapping on the hull **** you
spewed?

I thought that I wouldn't need to explain the basics of navigation here.

Yachtmasters only have to show that they can navigate without external
inputs to prove that they understand the basic principles of navigation.


Tell us O yachtmaster, How do you navigate without external input?

Joe, you make me see red!

Yes, you guessed correctly! I'm only talking about your neck!


Please read my previous post again ... and this time try to understand it.

The "blind" test is done to establish the student's ability to predict a
boat's track from data such as tide tables, wind speed and direction, and
knowledge of a boat's performance.

For example, when I cross the channel, I will usually be out of sight of
land for many hours. If I am using trad nav, then I will only have the
wake as an external indicator. I will have to use predictive skills to
determine my position. On a 70 mile trip, I will be accurate to within one
mile.

I accept that this accuracy might be different on a trans-Atlantic crossing,
as I have no experience of such things.


Regards


Donal
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