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Navigation Knowhow for
Power Boats, Cruising Yachts, Racing Yachts and their skippers and crew

Navigation Gear
and Equipment

Chartwork .. the basis of it all

•   Familiarity with Chart symbols, scales and conventions

•   Dealing with Variation and Deviation

•   Position fixing

•   Dead Reckoning

•   Plotting Skills and practise exercises

•   Tides and Currents

GPS Navigation.. the sailor's friend

• GPS and the shortcuts

• GPS strengths and limitations

• GPS systems and Conventions

• GPS as a navigation tool

• Use of Chart displays

Weather.. and how it affects you

• Weather patterns and forecasting

• Reading Weather Charts

• Understanding Weather Forecasts

• Nav planning with forecast knowledge

• Nav planning for bad forecast weather

Radio Management and Etiquette.. staying in touch

• Radio Operations

• Current radio networks available

• Strengths, weaknesses and coverage of various systems

• Forecast sources

• Radio qualifications

Celestial Navigation.. never lose your way

• Sextants, Sun and Stars

• Sextants, Time and Tables   ..the basics

• Noon sights and Sun lines

• Moon shots

• Stars in the twilight

Putting it all together.. The Grand Plan

• Where are we ?

• Where do we want to go ?

• What’s the best way of getting there ?

Practice at Home - Go sailing on the dining room table