On Jun 28, 3:28*am, Bruce in Bangkok
wrote:
On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:18:57 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"





wrote:
From Zac's blog: *http://www.zacsunderland.com/blog/20..._archive..html

"Thursday, June 26, 2008
Current Position (as of ): Sorry no position came through tonight. - Mom"

The poor kid! Says in his blog that he has seven video cameras but I guess
he forgot about a sextant and GPS and charts????? *Bwaaaaahahahahahahahah!
Apparently he doesn't do dead reckoning either. Boy does he ever have a lot
to learn about voyaging under sail. *Looks like an accident waiting to
happen.

Wilbur Hubbard

One thing about it Willie. You'll never forget to send a position
report ..... it is always the same .
Bruce-in-Bangkok
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He may have a attempted taking a position but with waves as high as
his spreaders, he may not have a ton of confidence in the shots since
the measured angles about the horizon are probably not real
accurate. I would be willing to bet he has at least 2, perhaps 3 GPS
(they are just not that expensive), but I was taught to use GPS as a
confirmation of my other navigation.

If you read "Dove" the story of Robin Lee Graham's circumnavigation
(which he began when he was 16), there were lots of days when he wasnt
able to get star shots.

Take care . . .

John