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Ocean Sailing and Celestial Navigation
or
Ocean Sailing and Celestial Navigation
with Night Sail

The Celestial course is also a 7 day liveaboard course. Celestial Navigation is offered concurrently with Ocean Sailing and Advanced Navigation. The School of Ocean sailing teaches the assumed altitude method of sight reduction using H.O. 229 and the nautical almanac. Students also participate in radar and collision avoidance, weather, GPS, Nobeltec, SSB. Certificate awarded.

Course Outline

This course will teach the assumed altitude method of sight reduction. Instruction will stress:

    • Navigational astronomy

    • Sight reduction using H.O. 229 and the nautical almanac

    • The marine sextant

    • The celestial running fix using the Sun

    • Noon sight

    • Moon & Sun Fix

    • Compass Deviation

    • Celestial navigational planning

    • Celestial navigation with Merlin II

All instructional materials for the Celestial Navigation course are provided, including marine charts, marine sextants, sight reduction tables, nautical almanacs, universal plotting sheets, books, and other materials related to this course.

All persons must wear flotation while underway. We provide deck-jackets, but bring your own "crewsaver", etc. if you wish.

$ 1,875.00
$ 2,025.00


 
   
 
       
     
       
   
 
       
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