Paper Charts and SSB Radio

[EngineerSailing]

The math is actually pretty easy. It's getting the LOPs right on the plotting sheet that takes a lot of patience.

And, yeah, it is helpful to be a genetic freak (I've never been motion-sick)

Do you get land sick? I've never been sea sick either , but its happened a couple times when i'm out for days, get back to dock and got land sick.

If your doing a long trip, then you need paper charts as back to electronics that bug out at any time. A sextant and paper charts should be a must on any vessel that traverses long distances. Old school yes but fail safe.

Is there any cheap way to get one Gary? All the ones i've seen are thousands of $$, way to much for something that won't be used until well into WW3

 

[Angel D.]

Do you get land sick? I've never been sea sick either , but its happened a couple times when i'm out for days, get back to dock and got land sick.


Is there any cheap way to get one Gary? All the ones i've seen are thousands of $$, way to much for something that won't be used until well into WW3

Hello !
Didn't Understand the question, but I'll try to answer best I can.

Cheap Sextant- Davis instruments have some plastic ones good for learning. Not very accurate but you won't go broke just to learn.

Cheap SSB- Xiegu G90 , has multiple bands and do a lot for the buck.Is also compact.

WW3 might happen. If something happens once it might not happen twice but if it does chances are good for the third. And satellite targeting is been proven possible by mayor countries. They can hack them or just knocking them down like birds.


I also been land sick, not sea sick. One time came back to land craving Chinese food. There was a restaurant close to shore so I could walk to it. Unfortunately the concrete sidewalk was swinging under my feet. Took my brain along time to reset, I must have look like a drunk but I walked about 6 blocks anyway determined to find my treasure of fried rice!

Go Vikings!

 

[Christian Williams]

I want to add that paper charts aren't obsolete in my world.

We may have multiple GPS devices, but I rely on a chartplotter for navigation. There is also some sort of chart backup on the iPhone--i think.

Should they fail I'd know where I was, yes--but not where to go. Even 20-year-old small-scale paper charts offer a route to harbor.

 

[bgary]

Do you get land sick? I've never been sea sick either , but its happened a couple times when i'm out for days, get back to dock and got land sick.

Not that I recall. I mean, we all get the rolling gait when we come off a boat onto land for the first time in a while, but I don't remember ever being queasy. The only time I remember really being queasy was while riding the glass-floored elevator on the way up to the observation platform floor at the CN Tower in Toronto... but I think that was my lizard-brain shouting "run away! this is messed up!!!"... not anything motion-related.

As far as a sextant, yes, you can learn on a Davis plastic sextant. But if/when you want a better instrument, I highly recommend the Astra line from Celestaire. Available through a number of vendors (StarPath, Landfall Navigation, even West Marine, or direct from Celestaire). It is a good solid accurate metal-frame sextant for around $1000. Still a chunk of money, but a lot less than a Cassen and Plath or a Tamaya.

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