Celestial Navigation in the Age of Sail

Schedule

Sat, 18 Oct, 2025 at 10:00 am to Sun, 19 Oct, 2025 at 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

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75 Greenmanville Ave, Mystic, CT, United States, Connecticut 06355 | Mystic, CT

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Step back to the Age of Sail to experience the tried and true methods of historical celestial navigation. Learn to use and adjust sextants, “shoot the sun,” and apply 19th-century pencil-and-paper calculations—taught by Frank Reed, expert navigator and consultant on the Endurance discovery.
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