PRACTICAL
TIMING IS EVERYTHING: a 4 second error on the time a sight was taken equates to a 1 mile mistake
SPECIAL REPORT
RUPERT HOLMES ON CELESTIAL NAVIGATION
For decades celestial navigation was seen as an increasingly archaic skill, but there is now a resurgence of interest in these traditional navigation skills.
Sailor and navigation expert Stokey Woodall, who has made a living teaching celestial navigation for several decades, has seen interest rise steadily over the past five years. “People want to get back to basics, back to nature and are starting to realise we need a system that doesn’t involve electronics,” he says.
Bruce Jacobs of Rubicon 3 is another enthusiast whose passion has ignited interest in hundreds of others. Rubicon’s four 60ft yachts cover around 40,000 miles a
