Get a better fix

Article Abstract:

The new Wide Angle Augmentation System promises to improve the accuracy of global positioning systems by increasing the amount of redundancy involved to get a better fix on a person's location. The system promises to revolutionize sailing by improving coordinate accuracy.

Innovations, Technology application, Navigation, Global Positioning System, Sailing, Nautical instruments, Navigation instruments

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Passagemaking electronics: what you need

Article Abstract:

A recreational sailor describes how he and other crew members used the electronics on a Tayana 48 on a 1,500-mile cruise. The gear included an autopilot, wind and speed instruments, electronic charting and an SSB radio.

Usage, Navigation systems, Electronics in navigation

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Ventilating with dorade boxes

Article Abstract:

Dorade boxes installed over the vent pipes on a boat's deck permit air to circulate while protecting the vent pipe and cabin from rain and seawater. Steps in installing dorade boxes are presented.

Sailboats

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