How is it possible that a straight line drawn on a nautical chart is NOT the shortest distance between two ports? It's a paradox that every navigator must master. The 'straight' rhumb line you plot with a ruler is often hundreds of miles longer than the elegant 'curved' path of a great circle route. It all comes down to the beautiful, frustrating distortion of the Mercator projection—the flat map we use to navigate a round world. But the shortest path isn't always the smartest path. When does sa
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How is it possible that a straight line drawn on a nautical chart is NOT the shortest distance between two ports? It's a paradox that every navigator must master. The 'straight'
Seamansbook. . How is it possible that a straight line drawn on a nautical chart is NOT the shortest distance between two ports? It's a paradox that every navigator must master. The 'straight' rhumb line you plot with a ruler is often hundreds of miles longer than the elegant 'curved' path of a great circle route. It all comes down to the ...
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