Ep 37: Navigation: Basic Plotting Part 1

Welcome to Episode 37 of Carpe Diem Sailing. In this video, part 1 of Basic Plotting I take you through plotting a fix or known position, then plotting a Dead Reckoning course followed by another fix and then finally I confirm the fixes with GPS.

SHOWNOTES

CARPE DIEM SAIL TRAINING

LEARN TO SAIL PLAYLIST

COASTAL NAVIGATION by DOMINIQUE PRINET

BOATER'S BOWDITCH: THE SMALLL CRAFT AMERICAN NAVIGATOR

THE ANNAPOLIS BOOK OF SEAMANSHIP

SMALL CRAFT PILOTING AND NAVIGATION

[mvdeehan]

Very clear description of how to proceed. I just touched on Navigation in my ASA103 course which I completed today. Very much appreciating your enthusiasm for sailing.

[john]

Amazing video and very well discribed.
I never touched a boat until 6 months ago and today i got assessed and signed off on crew for marine rescue in Australia. 12 meter stabber twin inboard 840hp. Rated to 200nm. The instructor asked about my hours because i could operate and navigate / dock it fine and that i should go for my master cert. The only peice im missing is charting and hours on board. I only have 90 of the 150 for up to 3nm and 300 for over 3nm.
Sorry for the rant. But you helped me so much and im genuinely excited.

[mrpmessina]

Absolutely brilliant. Great refresher. I agree I loved teaching this subject when I was in the navy. Every time you managed find yourself exactly on the same position as your fix, there was always a personal sense of achievement. Sounds silly but true.
I cannot recommend this great tutorial enough. It is so easy to get used to electronic navigation and finding yourself uncomfortable when having to resort to manually plotting your fix and course.
Thank you once again for this great tutorial.

[JZ]

Your videos are superb. Thank you for the great work and for sharing this with everyone!

[chrisbretter]

I am new to this. We are from South Africa and nearly finished building a Wharram Tiki 38 so i need to get ahead of navigation. Great Explanation. Thanks Chris

[CanadianTexaninLiguria]

DR - simply a hash on a line or x. Marked as "DR". GPS "fix" - lat and long "cross" with a circle around it. No "GPS" (unless you want to). Radar - bearing from land with a hash at distance. "Radar" not necessary as its clearly a bearing and range (or more correctly, 3 ranges). 35 years of commercial "sailing" with a dozen nationalities, world wide, all done the same. Rather than use the CR - just use the long lines with the bottom to the Parallel Ruler. LOP has arrows at both ends. "Advanced/Transferred" LOP has double arrows at each end. The correct position in your cocked hat - is the position that puts you in the most danger, not the centre. PS you're videos are extremely well done.

[bennettsiers]

Thank you so much for this overview of plotting. I've got a basic idea now. But much more to learn.

[Hassandheeere]

I'm seeman i mean I'm maritime operator in MOC Puntland somalia (Maritime operation centre), your video is helpful 👌 👍

[allthatinformation]

Thank you so much for this. Your videos are very concise and informative. I've always loved looking at maps and globes since I was a child. Little did I know that I would be armchair-sailing (hopefully will transition soon to actual sailing). There's something very satisfying about being able to locate oneself using a compass, map and a timepiece!

I hope the Part 2 video will be coming along soon.
Thanks and god bless you sir

[siavashc]

Amazing explanation. Thank you so much!

[richardherndon]

Thank you! That was a great review for me!

[drval]

Great video: clear, direct and simple. If I use parallel roller s than they should be brass as that will be heavier than plastic and less likely to move as you “walk them on”. Where did you get your protractor? You may have referenced that somewhere but I missed it. Thanks

[pamelacotte]

Thank you very much! This is very clear and we'll explained.

[SnikerB]

Just completed my Basic and obtained my PCOC next is this stuff. It truly scares me but at the same time a sailor with no baring is not much of a sailor. You short video has taken some of the daunting edge off what awaits me. All I can say after watching Jessica Watson's netflix special dyslexia means a will to survive a world of wolves everyday of your life and come up shining. Thanks again for your dedication to your craft.

[orhanismet]

Many thanks for the information shared with us

[JohnICGomes]

Love your videos (and your calmness). Would have loved to join your school if I was in BC. I am currently talking the asa courses here in SF, and feel that the instructors are not thorough, brash, and expected you to know everything. Thanks for these videos as they have helped me tremendously.

[stuartkeane]

Very clear lecture thank you from Stuart from England

[markkurtis]

Great episode! Thank you.
When will you publish Part 2?

[joslouisnb]

Thanks for the great videos Marco!
I've been sailing dinghies and cats out of Jericho, and slowly getting into keelboats. Your many videos have been awesome to help me learn all the different skills for keelboats.
A massive bonus that we sail the same waters, see you out there!

[benwilliams]

1. Dead Reckoning
2. Running
3.Radar
4. GPS

Learning DR for when the lights go out.