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  1. John Croft is giving a series of training seminars on how to use the sextant at Richmond Yacht Club during June. These seminars have been organised and are sponsored by CANANZ and are open to CANANZ and RYC members (free of charge). They start with the regular CANANZ meeting on Monday 12 June – RYC doors open 7:30pm and tuition is from 7:45pm and finished by 9:45pm Bring along your own Sight Reduction Tables (available from Boat Books) and something to write on/with and “a good attitude”. John Croft thinks there may be a need for two more meetings. Nights set aside for these are
  2. The Cruising and Navigation Assn of NZ will be showing 4 of their cruising yachts at the Westhaven Marina Day next Sunday 19 March 11am - 3pm. We will be on the Events Berth outside the Royal NZ Yacht Squadron. You are invited to come and talk to our skippers about their cruising adventures both overseas and around NZ. We will have a free sausage sizzle, and a lucky draw for a $60 Burnsco Gift Card. Details of Westhaven Marina Day: http://www.westhaven.co.nz/westhaven-new/news-events/marinaday/ Please print out the map with the events on this page. You will see that the Crui
  3. An introduction to the Sextant and Celestial Navigation, presented by John Croft, Mariner, Scientist, Yachtsman, Navigator and Coastguard Tutor will be the feature of the next CANANZ meeting. All welcome - free of charge. Details: Monday 13th June 7:30pm at Richmond Yacht Club, Westhaven. The library and the bar will be open. If there is sufficient interest, we are planning to arrange an opportunity at a later date to take sextant sights and perform sight reduction. CANANZ was established in 1978 before the advent of GPS. We hold meetings on the 2nd Monday of each even month, usuall
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