HOW2 use old nautical almanacs without updating ?
I just read that..... Moitessier showed Gau how to use old nautical almanacs
without updating. Anyone know the particulars and how satisfactory this is ? Thank you, Courtney |
HOW2 use old nautical almanacs without updating ?
Courtney Thomas wrote: I just read that..... Moitessier showed Gau how to use old nautical almanacs without updating. Anyone know the particulars and how satisfactory this is ? Thank you, Courtney As I recall, the instructions for doing this are printed in the almanac- you can use an old copy for sun/stars but not for planets/moon sights. Small boat sailors used sun sights most of the time, anyway. I'm pretty sure that both Moitessier and Gau would have been happy to read the lat/lon from the GPS screen..... John |
HOW2 use old nautical almanacs without updating ?
On 6 Aug 2006 09:50:24 -0700, "John" wrote:
As I recall, the instructions for doing this are printed in the almanac- you can use an old copy for sun/stars but not for planets/moon sights. I may be wrong on this but seem to remember that the data for the sun and stars comes close to repeating every 4 years. |
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