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On land and close to the shore, the use of maps and charts created from landmarks, are used by humans when navigating from one place to another. Animals, birds and fish etc. have their own mysterious methods.
At sea, out of sight of land, other methods have been developed including celestial navigation. Until the various electronic navigation methods took over this was the main way for navigators to cross the oceans of the world. Celestial navigation has gradually evolved and today, the modern Sextant plus an accurate time source is the usual method and is still in use.
John Barfoot’s working life was as a Research and Development Engineer mostly in marine radar systems. He was also a Shore based RYA instructor including Navigation and Radar. He has sailed on small seagoing boats since 1975 and has been a member and a Fellow of The Royal Institute of Navigation since the 1980s.
Date & Time
Mon, Oct 21, 2024 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm