How Many of You Know How To....
 

Use a sextant ? Living on an island and having a weather deck with a southern exposure.

I can see east and west without obstructions and background light. Which is also a plus when using stars and planets.

I check my position just about every day weather permitting, for the fun of it.

Also can't have my island floating away can I ? :haha:

I used to use one years ago for some light navigation but mostly to shoot tack angles at marks :88)

(You hold it sideways)

Gangsta style? :)

Yo ! Dawg pepare to tack !... Hard to lee !!!

A sextant! Isn't that something you get at the sex shop?:hmmm:

I thought a sextant was a group of six singers?

:88)

The Village People again! This is too much!:03: I feel a song coming on::yep: In the navy! ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InBXu-iY7cw

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Ya I know how to use one. Not very tricky though. Calculating your longitude is more fun (particularly with out an accurate watch), though the most fun is dead reckoning + sextant latitude with out a watch (the pre 1700's way).

Celestial Navigation
Navigation by Sextant
How a sextant works