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Macgregor the Hammer · 10-11-20, 06:30 PM

In 1895, Joshua Slocum, the first man to sail around the world solo on his gaff rigged sloop Spray, used a cheap tin clock for approximate time, noon sun sightings and lunar distance sightings and dead reckoning to navigate.

Pretty cool stuff...........

10-11-20, 06:30 PM	#111
Macgregor the Hammer Chief Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Minnesota Posts: 325 Downloads: 535 Uploads: 1	In 1895, Joshua Slocum, the first man to sail around the world solo on his gaff rigged sloop Spray, used a cheap tin clock for approximate time, noon sun sightings and lunar distance sightings and dead reckoning to navigate. Pretty cool stuff........... __________________ "It's impossible to make anything fool proof....Fools are too ingenious!"