Noonsite! Celestial Navigation At Sea (Part 3 of 6) SV Delos Ep 341 (Patreon)
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WOW! What a fricking amazing time we had at the boat show :) A huge round of thanks for everyone that came to show their support and have a few drinks. It was an absolute BLAST! In fact we just got back onto Delos a few hours ago. It was 2 full days of travel and Sierra did amazing only having one minor meltdown just as we touched down in Bocas Del Toro. So right now I'm actually posting this from Delos which is super exciting. And, during our night layover in Panama City I had time to finish up this video. So here's to wishing you all a very happy weekend and sending lot's of love from us to you. Enjoy this one, I think it's got a really chill vibe and lot's of cool details about celestial navigation. XXOO- Brian, Kazza, and Baby Nugget
Have you ever hand steered by the stars and fixed your position with a sextant? It's day 3 and Delos is gliding along under perfect conditions. We're hit by a squall under pink silhouetted skies, but it only makes the experience more beautiful. The crew tries hand steering at night by the stars and really begins to understand why sailing can be described as meditative. The next day I break out our sextant and we begin by taking a series of sightings with one purpose- see just how close we can get to our actual GPS position using old navigation techniques that are centuries old. Guess how far off we were?