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An introduction to the Mercator Admiralty Chart

8/6/2020

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How to plot a GPS-derived fix onto a paper chart

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How to apply variation & deviation to a course or bearing

8/6/2020

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How to plot a dead reckoned position (DR) onto a paper chart

8/6/2020

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A few useful sailing apps for iphone users.

8/6/2020

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How to keep the ship's log correctly.

8/6/2020

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Knowing how and why it's important to keep a ship's log is important. This video talks you through the log of a Clipper Race yacht.
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Packing for your Race Leg

1/6/2020

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This is a video recording of our first monthly webinar broadcast on our Fierce Turtle Facebook page. We hold a webinar on the last Saturday of each month. 

Kit Advice presentation.mov from Mark Burkes on Vimeo.

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    Mark Burkes is a former Clipper Race Skipper, Round the World Crew, Clipper Training Skipper & jobbing RYA Yachtmaster Instructor (Ocean). He has over 200,000 miles logged.

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