Simple Ways to Estimate Distances Between Marks

   Any ideas for simple ways to measure distances when laying marks?
=> Man-over-board can be used if you have a GPS
=> Golf range finders do not go far enough (<800m)
=> Binoculars exist with inbuilt compass and reticule but they are very expensive
Any other suggestions?

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Laser3 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Newbie Joined: 18 Aug 19 Location: Jervis Bay Online Status: Offline Posts: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote Laser3 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Simple Ways to Estimate Distances Between Marks Posted: 20 Aug 19 at 9:36pm
	Any ideas for simple ways to measure distances when laying marks? => Man-over-board can be used if you have a GPS => Golf range finders do not go far enough (<800m) => Binoculars exist with inbuilt compass and reticule but they are very expensive Any other suggestions?

Brass Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 24 Mar 08 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 1151	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brass Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Aug 19 at 11:50pm
	Don't use MOB, just use Set Waypoint and Go To. So Golf range finder will do just fine for a starting line as long as you're not running an Etchells Worlds. Subtension angles with Bino Graticules is tedious and difficult. Other alternatives are: How many/what fraction of an Olympic Pool/Soccer field Halving the Distance. Tale a look at an Army Fieldcraft Manual on judging distances. But generally GPS is the easiest and most accurate.

Laser3 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Newbie Joined: 18 Aug 19 Location: Jervis Bay Online Status: Offline Posts: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote Laser3 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 21 Aug 19 at 12:41am
	Thanks for your reply. Cheers PS I found apps which are designed to measure golf shot distance. The app gets GPS location at the start and at the end of your shot, and calculates the distance between the 2 locations. Seems to work well. I will do a comparison with GPS. Edited by Laser3 - 21 Aug 19 at 2:23am