Category Archives: Navigation
Navigation: Date
The date indicates the season we’re in: spring (end of March to end of June), [...]
Jan
Navigation: GPS
Global Positioning Systems (GPS) have been around for sailors since 1990. It is the sailor’s [...]
Jan
Navigation: Bearings
While on board the Team O’Neill Catamaran, each group took a set of three bearings [...]
Jan
Navigation: Depth
One of the first and most valuable inventions in navigation was the lead line. In [...]
Jan
Navigation: Wind Speed
The movement of air from higher to lower pressure is the main cause of winds. [...]
Jan
Navigation: Weather Observation
Sailors are surrounded by an environment full of powerful elements, the skies above, the water [...]
Jan
Navigation: Time
Time is one of the most important measurements in navigation. Knowing the correct time, using [...]
Jan
Navigation: Latitude and Longitude
Explore the next step in finding your way, using a grid of lines based on [...]
Jan
Navigation Worksheet
Using your homemade compass, find directions for objects in your home or neighborhood. Download the [...]
Jan
Make Your Own Compass Rose
Click below to print, color, and label these pages with the cardinal directions to create [...]
Jan
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