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How to read nautical charts

by Simon Jollands | Crewing skills, Navigation, Preparation

Most sailors today rely on GPS to find their way at sea. While GPS has helped to make finding your way at sea far easier than in the past, sailors still need to study charts before they embark on a passage and to use them en route to check and record their progress....

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