9th Feb 2011 : TDC Navigation Treasure Hunt

What maps do we need to bring tomorrow?

	jm wrote:
	What maps do we need to bring tomorrow?

in theory : None. The route instructions are all by tulip !

Rule one of navigating : ALWAYS KNOW WHERE YOU ARE ON THE MAP !

So : I'm bringing 50 and 56 : the route runs over both sheets

Tim

A map extract covering the route will be supplied.

Ian

Thanks to Ian and all the Mashalls who turned out last night.

Thanks to Ian and all the marshalls for a great night last night. Also thanks to Paul for the results and Frank for the yard. I now have an even greater respect for navigators than I had before - Their job is not as easy as They make it look !

Excellent craic! Thanks to Ian, Paul and all the marshalls for running an excellent event Smile

Yes, A great event to give us a small taste for basic navigation. Thanks to all those who marshalled including all the effort by Ian and Frank.

Thanks for a good nights fun. It wa only looking at the results sheet that I began to understand what we were supposed to be trying to do.

Stephen

Many thanks to everyone who helped out at this, especially Frank and Ian for all the hard work so that people could gain experience of this type of event, well done.

Another fantastic TDC event! Loved it. The route was fantastic. The Enniskerry Hill, The Cruagh Hill etc!
Well done all!!

I have been advised by Felix that there is/was some confusion regarding the timing after the Passage Check during the Regularity section of the Treasure Hunt. As it said in the instructions at the bottom of the Time Card, the timing subsequent to this point was independent of the previous section. What this meant in practice is that you should have noted the distance travelled at the Passage Check, worked out the time that you should have arrived there, looked at your Time Card, noted the difference and adjusted the remaining ideal times by this amount – simple as that.

If you really wish to come to terms fully with the intricacies of Regularities you will need to come to the McCulloch/Fagan Navigation Extravaganza in the autumn.

To attack Regularities properly you need a twin tripmeter which many of you didn’t have last Wednesday, so it was always going to be difficult for you. However, getting the Regularity wrong should not result in you getting lost. It was vital, given the fog that was about, to have completed the calibration check. Those of you who didn’t do that – not mentioning any names Dermot Nolan – will have put yourselves at a disadvantage.