Re: No wonder it was an Italian who discovered America.

"Wilbur Hubbard" <wilburhubbard@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:482f030d$0$198$892e0abb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>I had to laugh when I saw a post by one of you fine UK citizens
indicating 
>ignorance when it came to understand how a magnetic compass works and how

>to correct to and from magnetic and true. Can it be that most of you dear

>backwards people don't know how to navigate? Are you all over relying on 
>your GPS units?
>
> Here's a good link that will educate you and allow you to arrive at a 
> destination using your compass.
>
> http://www.ukdivers.net/chartwork/compass.htm
>
> I hope this helps.  And for those of you who think Columbus was a
Spaniard 
> you're wrong. He was born in Genoa Italy and he invented the Genoa jib.
>
> Wilbur Hubbard

You're just digging yourself into a bigger hole Wilbur.....
TonyB