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Sailing Techniques: Rhumb Line & GC by sugumar is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document provides an introduction and overview of rhumb line sailing and great circle sailing. The objectives are to learn how to calculate displacements, departures, courses, and distances using parallel, plane and Mercator sailing methods for rhumb line sailing, as well as how to calculate great circle distances and initial courses. Examples are provided for parallel, plane and Mercator sailing, demonstrating how to solve for positions, courses and distances. Great circle sailing principles are expla

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sugumar

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EN