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Forum: Navigation 05-03-2014, 08:32
Replies: 32
Views: 6,480
Posted By PDA1
Re: Navigation course?

I worked with a sextant for over 4 months last year and had a great time learning to use it. I got pretty good using the Saint-Hilaire method. Initially, the hardest part for me was understanding...
Forum: Navigation 05-03-2014, 07:03
Replies: 32
Views: 6,480
Posted By PDA1
Re: Navigation course?

BoatSafe looks good.

Chart plotters are great and I use mine too much. As with land-life there is an over reliance on electronics to do things that we can easily do by hand. Just when you really,...
Forum: Navigation 05-03-2014, 06:10
Replies: 32
Views: 6,480
Posted By PDA1
Re: Navigation course?

Pete, your Comment 3 says it all. I was surprised that some of the students didn't know that the front of the boat is called the bow. Most were power boaters. And by power I mean BIG power....huge...
Forum: Navigation 05-03-2014, 05:50
Replies: 32
Views: 6,480
Posted By PDA1
Re: Navigation course?

The world isn't a place full of only positive comments....so hang on folks.

Well, you lost the bet. But there's a happy end to this story.

Took the course. Disappointed.

For example- 60DST...
Forum: Navigation 18-06-2012, 18:23
Replies: 32
Views: 6,480
Posted By PDA1
Re: Navigation course?

Yes, I found it on Amazon.

It's a very handsome cover but I don't know what edition it is or what edition the course uses.
Forum: Navigation 18-06-2012, 15:43
Replies: 32
Views: 6,480
Posted By PDA1
Re: Navigation course?

Now that looks like the one I want. 'Took a look at the reviews of the book they use and seems most people are happy with it and glad to see the syllabus covers a lot of navigational work on paper....
Forum: Navigation 18-06-2012, 08:06
Replies: 32
Views: 6,480
Posted By PDA1
Re: Navigation course?

That's all good to hear.

I was hoping the course would be more than simple and basic and I'm not interested in some super-hero and his ego teaching a course and then loading you full of...
Forum: Navigation 18-06-2012, 07:49
Replies: 32
Views: 6,480
Posted By PDA1
Re: Navigation course?

The problem should've been fixed long ago.

Errors like that don't inspire confidence.

No sense making excuses for mistakes on something so critical.

And like the USCG aux web site says,...
Forum: Navigation 18-06-2012, 07:42
Replies: 32
Views: 6,480
Posted By PDA1
Re: Navigation course?

That would be a nice price.

Here's the closest location for me. Take a look at the price they charge for 105- $375

Bay Sail . Sailing Schools Chesapeake Bay - Sailing Course Descriptions...
Forum: Navigation 18-06-2012, 07:04
Replies: 32
Views: 6,480
Posted By PDA1
Re: Navigation course?

The price for the ASA 105 home-study course was quoted to me at around $375 which came with some tools, book and then the test (held in-house).

They wouldn't let me see the manual/text book before...
Forum: Navigation 18-06-2012, 04:44
Replies: 32
Views: 6,480
Posted By PDA1
Re: Navigation course?

I sure hope you're both right because I just downloaded the file- 01bcn.zip which is a PowerPoint presentation.

Slide 11 is incorrect for Longitude and Latitude- they're labelled incorrectly.
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Forum: Navigation 18-06-2012, 04:00
Replies: 32
Views: 6,480
Posted By PDA1
Navigation course?

Can any of you recommend a good navigation course or book?

I'm interested in both coastal and offshore navigation.

I don't want any ASA stuff- too expensive and the manuals I used for 101, 103...
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