tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714718709601620866.post194790310564965449..comments2024-03-28T04:33:15.006-07:00Comments on David Burch Navigation Blog: Checking your Compass with the SunDavid Burchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13413234790483329339noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714718709601620866.post-50993295330841484222022-12-17T09:37:00.660-08:002022-12-17T09:37:00.660-08:00Sorry for the long delay. This must have come in b...Sorry for the long delay. This must have come in before we learned how to turn on notices. The ship's heading does matter because you are checking the compass only on that specific heading, but that check is done the same way for all headings.<br />David Burchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413234790483329339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714718709601620866.post-16784394986046381772021-03-23T15:46:30.367-07:002021-03-23T15:46:30.367-07:00Or, hmmm... does the ship’s course even matter, si...Or, hmmm... does the ship’s course even matter, since the compass card won’t change? I.e. it doesn’t matter if the boat rotates under the compass card. Interesting...The Unlikely Boatbuilderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00220444040859630948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714718709601620866.post-72570559676147865462021-03-23T15:33:21.643-07:002021-03-23T15:33:21.643-07:00I can’t believe that no one has asked this questio...I can’t believe that no one has asked this question, but what of the heading wasn’t exactly 0 magnetic ? I guess you have to subtract the course from the magnetic bearing to the sun?The Unlikely Boatbuilderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00220444040859630948noreply@blogger.com