Hi all,
I was wondering what facts the race committee considered, when they're deciding if the navigator's trophy should be awarded, and if there were any particular rules about it.
I seem to remember that a similar award was given in other past long distance races for use of celestial navigation. For example, I also think I remember that in some other races A participant could use electronic navigation when within 25 or so miles from the finish.
I am putting together a new boat, and in thinking about the radio/navigation package and was thinking about the technological disconnect that would exist between a boat using celestial only for position fixes, and still having the availability of weather routing software and up to the minute weather forecasts and data, not to mention radar. I would be interested to know how many participants in recent years have used only celestial, and how do they fare against the racers using modern equipment.
Jim