The land
support team at the Ocean Rowing Society (ORS) will track
Bhavik's progress across the Atlantic via the Argos
satellite tracking system. boat across the Atlantic
Ocean. The target is 30 miles per day and goals will be
review each week. Detailed information on the boat's course,
distance covered per day and location will be transmitted
via satellite and processed before being published on
the Internet.
Admiralty charts / Pilot charts
Admiralty or Pilot charts provide the current, wind
direction and wind speed forcasts for the route. Bhavik
will be using the Pilot charts for April, May and June
for the route.
Marine Tracking:
The Argos beacon fixed on the boat will transmit the
position of the boat to a satellite at regular time
intervals.This information will be displayed on the
website as a dynamic satellite map.
Garming fixed GPS (Global Positioning System):
This uses a constellation of satellites to fix Bhavik's
position down to around five meters.The GPS also provides
the course, speed over ground and the distance covered.
Hand held GPS (emergency bag)
Bhavik will also use a smaller but just as effective
handheld GPS in the emergency bag in the event the main
GPS fails.
Cooke Kingston Sextant
This instrument measures the declination of heavenly
bodies such as the sun, moon, planets and stars. Declination
means angle above the horizon. The angle is used in
conjunction with the exact time of day to give me my
position.
Sight reduction tables.
These contain all the corrections for the original measurement
from the sextant and refine the figures to give great
accuracy.
Magnetic Steering Compass
One mounted on the mast above the cabin, the other on
the deck.
Hand Bearing Compass
This is more of a collision avoidance aid rather than
a steering compass. When my radar detector alarms, the
compass is set on the ship as it appears, and if the
bearing of the ship is the same or similar five minutes
later and alert call is made on the VHF radio.
Nautical Almanac
This gives me information about the stars I will be
using to find my position.
Ocean Charts
North Atlantic, the Canary Islands, Antigua, Barbados
and Guadeloupe.
Chart plotting
Chart plotter, plotting sheets, pencils, and trusty
rubber
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