SATELLITE NAVIGATION: A form of position finding using radio transmissions from satellites with sophisticated on-board automatic equipment.
satellite navigation - A form of radar positioning using satellites.
satellite navigation
Navigation using information transmitted from satellites. See Global Positioning System.
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Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) - Any single or combined satellite navigation system. Currently the options are: GPS, GLONASS, and combined GPS/GLONASS.
GPS: Global Position System. Satellite navigation, which gives yachts exact latitude and longitude position. The update race is one second.
Guy: A rope used to adjust the position of a spinnaker pole.
Gybe: See Jibe.
The sailboat's Track or Course Made Good was recorded on a satellite navigational system and downloaded with the nautical maps onto a microcomputer for analysis.
1. Rosario's Resort to Peavine Pass via
East Sound - 4.0 nautical miles ...
Automated radar plotting aids (sometimes called collision avoidance radar)
Differential GPS (DGPS) satellite navigation equipment
Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) radio transponders
Vessel traffic services ...
Sandwich construction Layered materials such as FRP-foamFRP. Usually adhesively bonded. Typically strong and light. Often used in hulls; very widely used in decks.
SAT NAV -- satellite navigation unit; uses satellites in moving orbits ...
SAT NAV -- satellite navigation unit; uses satellites in moving orbits
scope -- the length or extent of anchor rode
scopolamine -- a drug prescribed for motion sickness ...
 See also: Chart, Spring, Course, Knot, Sailing
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