How to use the sextant and the sun to know where you are? Part 1

Part 1: Finding where I am using only the sun ☀️ No GPS, no screens, just timing and angles. The goal here is simple: catch the sun at its highest point. First, I check the Nautical Almanac for the meridian passage… but that’s for Greenwich. I’m not there, so I adjust. The sun moves 15° per hour. I’m roughly 30° west → that’s about 2 hours difference. So now I know when to start paying attention. As that time gets closer, I grab the sextant and start measuring the sun’s height. Over and over again. At some point, it stops climbing. That’s the moment. It hangs there for a few minutes, just long enough to get a clean reading… and that’s where the real calculations begin. That’s how I start figuring out where I am, in the middle of the ocean, using nothing but the sun. Part 2 coming next 🌊 ⚓ Life on the Showgirl is my journey toward one of the toughest solo sailing races on the planet: the Golden Globe Race — sailed solo, non-stop, and without modern technology. Follow along as I learn, prepare, and chase a dream that feels bigger than me. ------------------------------------------ New videos EVERY 7th of the month ------------------------------------------ EXCLUSIVE CONTENT!!: https://www.patreon.com/classicmara ------------------------------------------ Follow Mara: https://www.instagram.com/classicmara_/ __________________________ Support me: PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/helgamarielk Vipps: 39088 - Classic Mara Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/griedy1 GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/173a9a5e6 __________________________ Affiliate links: Dakota Lithium Batteries: https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=79634&awinaffid=2732466&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dakotalithium.com Orca Navigation System: https://getorca.com/?via=classicmara PitViper: https://www.pitviper.com/discount/CLASSICMARA?redirect=%2F&utm_campaign=money%2Bcounters&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=upfluence