The adventures of Skipper Splodge and mack

The sextant School exam

Ian Cheek

Sat 4 Dec 2010 10:09

The rules for the sextant exam

1.       You must select the day you plan to do your sun run sun sights.

2.       You have two attempts

3.       It is $5 in the pot

4.       Ian will be the judge, and will mark the sights to ascertain the proximity to the GPS position

5.       The closest Estimated positions deduced from sights, compared to the GPS at that time winds

Blog Entries

2014

Jul 2014

Thu 31 Jul 12:45
- Last leg
- Porth Dinllaen
Wed 30 Jul 09:15
Tue 29 Jul 17:26
Sun 27 Jul 17:29
- Rounding Tuskar Rock
Sat 26 Jul 16:49
Fri 25 Jul 19:48
- Setting Sail
Tue 22 Jul 09:05
- Watching the weather for the next adventure
Tue 1 Jul 05:26
- Breakfast at menai bridge

Jun 2014

Mon 30 Jun 21:41
Sun 29 Jun 18:03
Sat 28 Jun 23:12
Fri 27 Jun 17:29
Thu 26 Jun 18:29
Wed 25 Jun 16:18
Tue 24 Jun 12:01
- Point Lynas
- Day 2
Mon 23 Jun 22:35
Thu 19 Jun 21:10
- The Weather on Monday
- The next adventure

2010

Dec 2010

Wed 15 Dec 18:39
Tue 14 Dec 22:06
Mon 13 Dec 19:17
Sun 12 Dec 21:35
Sat 11 Dec 22:00
Fri 10 Dec 20:21
Thu 9 Dec 21:18
- Mother watch
- SMS from 881631671035@msg.iridium.com
Wed 8 Dec 20:56
Tue 7 Dec 22:01
Mon 6 Dec 20:25
Sun 5 Dec 21:03
Sat 4 Dec 19:28
Fri 3 Dec 21:24
Thu 2 Dec 18:53
Wed 1 Dec 19:55

Nov 2010

Tue 30 Nov 16:18
Mon 29 Nov 17:52
Sun 28 Nov 19:57
Sat 27 Nov 19:46
Fri 26 Nov 22:26
Thu 25 Nov 21:09
Wed 24 Nov 18:40
Tue 23 Nov 18:26
Mon 22 Nov 17:44
Sun 21 Nov 21:06
Sat 20 Nov 17:48
Fri 19 Nov 15:52
- Catching up on a bit of reading
- Skipper Splodge and Mack
Thu 18 Nov 22:45
- Just back from a pontoon party
Wed 17 Nov 22:33
- The third world
Tue 16 Nov 22:57
- Up the mast within 24 hours
Mon 15 Nov 17:23
- Having a beer
Sun 14 Nov 16:55
- The crew list
- Trains, Planes, and Yachts, the next leg begins

Oct 2010

Wed 13 Oct 08:59
- Yachts, planes, and trains
Tue 12 Oct 00:13
- Back in the uk
Mon 11 Oct 14:02
Sun 10 Oct 20:39
Sat 9 Oct 12:23
Fri 8 Oct 17:05
Thu 7 Oct 18:30
- SMS from 881631671035@msg.iridium.com
- SMS from 881631671035@msg.iridium.com
Wed 6 Oct 20:26
- A few updates
- Wanted dead or Alive
Tue 5 Oct 22:03
Mon 4 Oct 21:45
Sun 3 Oct 21:13
Fri 1 Oct 18:32

Sep 2010

Thu 30 Sep 19:30
Wed 29 Sep 20:04
Tue 28 Sep 18:18
Mon 27 Sep 19:44
Sun 26 Sep 20:55
Sat 25 Sep 20:12
Fri 24 Sep 18:20
Thu 23 Sep 18:41
Wed 22 Sep 14:27
Tue 21 Sep 11:11
- SMS from 881631671035@msg.iridium.com
Mon 20 Sep 19:08
Sun 19 Sep 09:40

Jun 2010

May 2010

Mon 31 May 21:15
Sun 30 May 21:21
- No internet acccess
- Heading east at last "54:35.25N 11:08.15W"
Sat 29 May 19:47
Fri 28 May 14:56
Thu 27 May 18:37
Wed 26 May 08:33
- Passed the Fastnet rock at 0730 "51:21.65N 09:49.51W"
Tue 25 May 19:28
Mon 24 May 20:28
Sun 23 May 15:32
Sat 22 May 15:01
Fri 21 May 20:51
- Splodge and Mack settle in
Wed 19 May 16:20
Wed 12 May 07:16
- Drying out
Wed 5 May 16:05
- The Plan "52:53.19N 04:24.43W"

The sextant School exam

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