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Students Navigating

A big part of what we do in our Caribbean Adventure Learning course is Navigation. Some of the skills students learn are how to navigate using dead reckoning, how to plot a position by taking bearings on two objects, and doing a running fix. We check our work using the GPS to see how close we got. It’s really satisfying…

Anchoring – Avoid a pile up!

The hard part about anchoring is planning for the unknowns and uncertainties, such as how another boat is anchored, how much is the wind direction/speed going to shift during the night, should I set an anchor watch. The easy part is actually dropping the anchor, right? Well, not always.  Let me illustrate by sharing an anchoring incident on one of…

Navigation – Then and Now

The fundamental objective of navigation is to get from A to B without hitting the ground. To do this, there are several things that are essential to achieving this objective.–  a chart with soundings and a coordinate system–  a way to plot positions and directions on the chart–  the ability to determine your current position–  the ability to determine the…