Coastal Navigation for Sailors; a solution to the Danger Bearing by Captain Tom Tursi

Captain Tom Tursi, founder of The Maryland School of Sailing and Seamanship and author of "Coastal Navigation and Piloting" works through the solution for question 6-28, Danger Bearing. "Coastal Navigation and Piloting" is the official text for the American Sailing Association ASA 105 Coastal Navigation Certification. This video clip is excerpted from the companion DVD "Solutions to Coastal Navigation and Piloting". This 2-DVD set is available through the Maryland School of Sailing http://www.mdschool.com/index.htm. Captain Tursi will teach a classroom course on Coastal Navigation in March 2009, and a course on Celestial Navigation in April 2009 in Willow Grove, PA. See the MD School website for more information. http://www.mdschool.com/index.htm

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[WeekendAdventurer]

Thank you. Well done.

[msf60khz]

The clearing line is not dependent at all on your current position, it is measure from

a fixed object. In the example, there was no safety margin to allow for compass and steering errors. What if the danger were a lee shore? A much greater margin would be necessary. Also the parallel rules are hopeless in a small boat; better to use a protractor or Portland Plotter. I have to do this while sailing a dinghy with the other hand.

[Biplane11]

Yes, correct.

Personally I don't think he does such a great job explaning what is really quite a simple concept. Among other things, a clearing bearing is not measured from one's current position (2:14), and does not "guide us in" (2:24).

[Anderson38marinheiro]

Awesome video! Thanks for such useful information!

[Domenicabbccc]

Thanks  Captain Tursi.

[ITO1957]

it cant be grater, it has to be lest to clear

[timbo017]

Nicely explained in uk i think it also called a clearing bearing

thanks

[truehdstudios]

more please