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RITCHIE NAVIGATION POINTS THE WAY TO SAFETY
PEMBROKE, Mass. (May 20, 2005) – Ritchie
Navigation, a leader in marine compass manufacturing for over
150 years, has published a free guide to safe, effective navigation.
The 24-pg. booklet, “Ritchie’s Complete Guide to Compass
Navigation,” will be delivered, at no cost, to anyone who
requests it by logging onto www.ritchienavigation.com.
It will also be made available on the Ritchie website as an easily
downloadable PDF file.
The guide was created by Ritchie to educate boaters on the benefits
of real-time navigation data that only a compass can provide.
It emphasizes that by coordinating the use of electronic and magnetic
navigation, boaters can create a virtually fail-safe system.
“We believe the compass is the most valuable navigation
instrument on any boat,” said Ritchie’s Stephen Sprole,
vice president of marketing. “A compass is as important
in 2005 as it was back in the 19th century. Power outages may
come and go, but a compass never fails.”
The spiral-bound illustrated guide provides a broad array of
information in an easy to use format. It explains how to use a
compass in conjunction with electronic navigational aides. For
instance, wind, current, boat speed, and boat characteristics
can all create a discrepancy between what’s really happening
and what a GPS indicates.
A compass will provide real-time heading information to navigate
properly, even during an electrical failure on the boat.
The Ritchie guide also details how to effectively choose a compass
for different boats, how and where to mount a compass, and answers
frequently asked questions about compass use and installation,
including explanations of dead reckoning, deviation, and variation.
More in-depth details include a dead reckoning glossary, the
elements of quality compass construction, methods of compensation
for local magnetic fields, and ways to adjust a compass.
Ritchie Navigation dates back to 1850 when physicist Edward
S. Ritchie began developing the first U.S. manufactured marine
compass. Since then, Ritchie Navigation has shipped over 30,000
compasses worldwide and holds U.S. and worldwide patents ranging
from 1860 to the present day. The company is located at 243 Oak
St., Pembroke, MA 02359. Tel. 781 826 5131, email sales@ritchienavigation.com.
For more information, log onto www.ritchienavigation.com.
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