tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988753353734659816.post6744310932805448729..comments2023-05-14T01:45:09.780-07:00Comments on Our Life with Ceol Mor: The Navigation LessonThe Ceol Morshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16716515081322012615noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988753353734659816.post-41096330766173283312011-10-15T07:39:12.019-07:002011-10-15T07:39:12.019-07:00GPS is the same as celestial only using man made *...GPS is the same as celestial only using man made *stars* which send out electrical signals instead of photons.<br /><br />It's just trigonometry YUCK and taking an accurate sight and having a precise clock. I took a class at the planetarium and practiced for a season with my Davis Sextant... and used it in the Marion Bermuda race... but it's gathering dust in a locker. GPS is quite SanderOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10644486033984481531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5988753353734659816.post-57455894233555414422011-02-04T10:27:08.599-08:002011-02-04T10:27:08.599-08:00I love it!! Sounds like how one of our "less...I love it!! Sounds like how one of our "lessons" go down around our house too. Thank goodness our men have a lot of patience! I'm happy to hear that I"m not the only one whose mind goes to worse case scenario, maybe it's a Mom thing ~ safety first!!Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04189139613322058661noreply@blogger.com