Great article! I need to learn how to use a sextant before our voyage from the US back to Australia starts in September - do you have any resources or book recommendations to help me learn!?
Thanks for the inspiration to remember to get back to basics on our trip, it's the truly enjoyable part of sailing - leaving the world behind and becoming a part of it instead!
Thank you! Yes, I have quite a bit of information to share on sextant use. I purchased a Davis Mark 15 on eBay, perfectly good for my purposes. There are lots of guides on how to configure a plastic sextant. I bought https://www.amazon.co.uk/Long-Term-Almanac-2000-2050-Reduction/dp/0914025104/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1520894883&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=long+term+almanac mosly because I am tight :) All that is involved is a couple of additional calculations. To learn how to use it I found these video help a lot after that, practice makes perfect!