Ribs and 'rithmetic. (For instructors really, but all welcome)

[wavelength]

WOW Garfie (or should I say .. ....... naw why spoil it ) thats one helluva good looking guy!
I trust you keep that piccie about your person all the time in a safe place.
You never know you might want it to scare off some kids or salesmen from the front door! Or you could leave it on the mantlepiece to keep the children away from the fire.

[nikster]

we have the same problem in teaching people how to fly... so being ex military we teach everything in units of 6/60/600 or 6000

For coaching people in a rib doing nav ex's i always teach multiples of 6 knots - 6,12,18,24,30 etc really is simple for most people after the first couple.. and these speeds are typical for most sailing/ribbing types..

[Rogue Wave]

Originally Posted by JABS

Knots per hour??

Knots per minute??

Don't you mean Nautical miles?

Knots per hour is an accelleration!

Yes I did mean exactly that! what I also meant to say was more or less what Mr. Glatzel and Mr Mullet said, however, I had bee travelling for the previous 28 hours and had been drinking for most of that time, I'm rather glad to say, so All i could get out was that eronious post

[Rogue Wave]

Originally Posted by wavelength

WOW Garfie (or should I say .. ....... naw why spoil it ) thats one helluva good looking guy!
Or you could leave it on the mantlepiece to keep the children away from the fire.

That's exactly what I do

[codprawn]

Originally Posted by nikster

we have the same problem in teaching people how to fly... so being ex military we teach everything in units of 6/60/600 or 6000

For coaching people in a rib doing nav ex's i always teach multiples of 6 knots - 6,12,18,24,30 etc really is simple for most people after the first couple.. and these speeds are typical for most sailing/ribbing types..

Talking of sixes I wonder if I am unique these days in setting my depthsounder to fathoms???

[Pete7]

Originally Posted by codprawn

Talking of sixes I wonder if I am unique these days in setting my depthsounder to fathoms???

Yes you probably are unique, but have you thought about buying some newer charts, those black and white ones are now quite old.

Pete

[Hightower]

Originally Posted by Pete7

Yes you probably are unique, but have you thought about buying some newer charts, those black and white ones are now quite old.

Pete

He'll need some Solar Syatem charts when the semtex finally gose off

[genoa]

Originally Posted by Rogue Wave

travelling for the previous 28 hours and had been drinking for most of that time,

And back to a previous thread ...
What was the mode of transport you'd enjoyed (?!) for the previous 28 hours, through which you'd drunk so much? Could you ever have found yourself responsible for it's navigation?

[Rogue Wave]

Originally Posted by genoa

And back to a previous thread ...
What was the mode of transport you'd enjoyed (?!) for the previous 28 hours, through which you'd drunk so much? Could you ever have found yourself responsible for it's navigation?

I seriously hope not! Ship, Taxi, Departure lounge 7 hours (that's were the rot set in, plane, taxi. Also it was a flybe plane and they sell you the booze so i ordered 4 Cognac minatures (it's a good system)

I believe I asked to have a go at driving the plane or the hostess but both requests were declined

[codprawn]

Originally Posted by Pete7

Yes you probably are unique, but have you thought about buying some newer charts, those black and white ones are now quite old.

Pete

Best ones ever - really miss the "here be dragons" signs!!!

Seriously though my Raymarine is easy to set in fathoms - a wonderfull measurement and much more nautical.