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From 220€ per person
From 220 € /person

Course offered by Luis

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Learn to orient yourself with the help of the sextant without leaving Madrid.

In six sessions of four hours, we will see the fundamentals of astronomical navigation, coordinate systems, height lines and meridians.

Then we will do exercises to observe the stars and calculate heights with a sextant from places with good visibility and with a horizon in the surroundings of the San Juan reservoir. With the data obtained, the typing techniques with various types of stars will be exposed and we will solve with the data taken by us.
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  • Plan
     Use of the Alidade and Sextant.
     Movement of the Earth and the stars.
     Uranographic coordinates.
     Horizontal Coordinates.
     Time Coordinates.
     Nautical Almanac.
     Height line and transfer, Meridian and Circummeridian
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Theoretical presentations will be made in the classroom or by telematic means in real time, at the choice of the students.
When we are free after these sessions and our exercises at home, we will go out to sea on a route (not included in price) in which we will test our ability to guide ourselves without electronics.
We put the sextant.
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Luis
Meet Luis, the coordinator
106 reviews At Sailwiz since 2018
Yacht captain and PPER with extensive experience in crossings and regattas. I enjoy sailing in almost any situation, relaxed on vacation or competitive of regattas. I do not care about the bad weather or sleep little or anywhere but I detest the problems of coexistence on board.
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5 · 106 reviews

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    daniel
    June of 2023
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    Abel
    June of 2023
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    Javier
    May of 2023
    A Professional Pattern, Monitor, with full knowledge and teaching capacity. Totally recommended as a nautical professional, teacher and person.
    The route could not be completed until Columbretes due to the Meteo and with this, he even allowed himself to see his high level of good sense.
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    Miguel
    May of 2023
    Out of 10. A highly recommended experience. Luis is a great patron. Tireless until the last day explaining all the details of the journey. The truth is that I have come back very happy.
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    Santiago
    May of 2023
    Excellent course to learn sailing, I leave with clear ideas.
    A perfect day of temperature and wind.
    Keko good instructor.
    Thank you.
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    Francisco
    April of 2023
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