Down the memory line

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:48 am

oldsalt · Post by **oldsalt** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:49 pm

Jan: Acrux, Rigel,, Antares. What memories. When I sailed these waters 15 years earlier I used those stars to navigate. Were you using celestial navigation, or were electronic aids (Loran, Omega, Navstar) available to you by then? Sperm whales are still on my list of things to be seen. Wonderful
-Curt

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:06 pm

There was no reliable Loran coverage there, we used transit satellites which were few and far apart, had to wait
hours for them to show up, also many times their elevation above horizon wasn't enough to give a good
fix. We had Omega, but it wasn't precise enough for our work. The cartoon shows the stars I used to
shoot with a sextant. Not for our work, just to see how close I can get to the position the guys in the
lab were plotting. Fun. I read somewhere, that they don't teach sextant nav anymore at the Naval Academy.
I hope that is not the case, for the stars and sun might save the day when satellites fail for some unforeseen
reason...

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 8:45 am

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:07 pm

No work this time - VACATION !

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 9:21 am

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Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:27 pm

Norris · Post by **Norris** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:29 pm

Hey Jan,
[sarcasm]Don't worry friend. Maybe if you play your cards right, eventually you may get to see and do some things.[/sarcasm]
LOVE THIS THREAD

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:47 am

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 8:41 pm

I LOVE the Greek Islands! :luv:

Did you get to dive there?

I have not, but would sure love to...

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:47 pm

Tom, unfortunately, I didn't.

It was a backpack, low budget trip, Looking at the coastlines, It sure looks promising .

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 4:14 pm

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:25 am

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:17 am

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 11:41 am

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