Sports: The Most Underrated Golfer in History... Buffalo Bill! Huh??

The Most Underrated Golfer in History... Buffalo Bill! Huh??

Written by Floyd Snyder

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Heck his name hasn't even popped up here yet! Who is Buffalo Bill?

Well for those of you that haven't figured it out yet, it is none other then San Diego's native son, Billy Casper.

Why Buffalo Bill?

When Billy Casper began a strict diet of buffalo meat, he went on a winning streak - 51 PGA Tour victories in all - that assured him legendary golf status. This culinary peculiarity earned Casper repparttar moniker "Buffalo Bill." The rest, including repparttar 132852 above-mentioned Masters championship and two U.S. Open titles, is history.

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Rules of the Road...Who has the Right of Way?

Written by Linda Cullum

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Variation

Often you will be given a course to steer from one place to another in true directions. This means that you will have to convert this to magnetic in order to steer this course with your compass. There is a very consistent and simple rule to follow when going from true to magnetic. In repparttar Eastern US and Canada, to go from a true course to a magnetic course, you add a west variation. To go from a magnetic course to a true course, you subtract a west variation. In repparttar 132851 Western US and Canada, to go from a true course to a magnetic course, you subtract an east variation To go from a magnetic course to a true course, you add an east variation.

Sailing Terms

Piloting-Navigation performed using visual references such as aids to navigation.

Aids to Navigation-Established markers on land or sea that aid sailors to avoid danger and fix their position.

Bearing-The direction of an object to an observer, such as a buoy or other boat. Chart-A nautical map.

Demarcation-Boundary.

Nun- A buoy that is not lit but numbered, red and pointed, and always on repparttar 132852 starboard side when returning from seaward, port side when going out.

Can- A buoy that is not lit but numbered, green and flat, and always on repparttar 132853 port side when returning from seaward, starboard side when going out.

Happy Sailing! __/)_

Linda Cullum is from Cape Cod, MA, with a second home in Vermont. She is the author of Learn to Sail! with Multimedia! an Interactive Sailing training CDROM which teaches all aspects of Sailing incliding Knots, Piloting, Rules of the Road, Weather with digital video from Sail Magazine, narration, animation and quizzes. Visit her site at http://learntosail.net Wishing you the best in your sailing endeavors!

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