Event created by PeterB
John Huth once again has volunteered to present a workshop to NSPN. This one will be part 2 of "Kayak Navigation: Finding Our Way", an exploration of navigational methods and how they apply to us as sea kayakers.
This will be a continuation of John's first workshop on January 26, and will include full trip planning exercises which include tides and currents and ferrying.
“Kayak Navigation: Finding Our Way” by John Huth
Sunday, March 9th 1:00PM-4:00 PM
Location: Meeting Room, REI, Reading, MA
This is a bit about the workshop: “Navigation is a fundamental skill in sea kayaking, as for many other outdoor activities. For the sea kayaker, there are specific challenges faced and useful techniques. The increasing reliance on GPS and electronic devices, while reducing a level of anxiety, has also created a mental barrier between the environment and us. Long before Google Earth, GPS and Global Transit, humans have traveled long distances at sea using only environmental cues and simple instruments. This workshop will explore navigational methods and and and how they apply to us as sea kayakers.”
John Huth is a longtime NSPN member who is also a professor of Physics at Harvard U. Over the years John has offered workshops to NSPN which have integrated his skills as a lecturer and researcher of natural phenomena such as weather and waves with his own experiences as a kayaker, which drew him to research the world of primitive navigation , and culminated in the publishing of his book The Lost Art Finding Our Way this past year .
This workshop is for MEMBERS ONLY
Attendance at the first workshop will be helpful for the attendee, not required .
Please RSVP in the Calendar posting for this event . (Go to the calendar posting on March 9th and click "I'm attending")
We'd like to limit the workshop to around 30 people, as there is limited table space for the room at REI, so make sure to RSVP as soon as possible.
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