COASTAL NAVIGATION

-  -  -  it’s easy!

9. The ‘SEXY’  bit!

It’s actually about Sextants!

Good grief! - what do I want with a sextant,       I’m not sailing the Atlantic!

Well perhaps not - but, there are some occasions in coastal navigation when a sextant can be very useful, - finding your distance off that lighthouse high on the cliff      for example.

Finding your position using horizontal angles.

We show you how to use the Station Pointer - a very useful bit of gear you may not have met as yet!

With this little beauty you can pin-point your position without even a compass - We show you how!

Navigation is all about knowing what’s available to you - to help you fix your position and the course to your next waypoint - we show you what is available but that doesn’t mean you have to use it all the time.

Many skippers overdo the navigation bit - they are down below slaving away at their chart when they should be topside enjoying the day!  -  There are times, of course, when you need to get serious - we show you when - and how!