Ahoi everyone, it's August here. Great to be back. Again hosting On the Wind. I've been busy making the quarterdeck sailing podcast lately. So if you haven't already, go check that one out. It's a lot more technical than this podcast. So if you want to get into the nuts and bolts of this sailing thing, go check that one out later.

This season of On the Wind is sponsored by Weems and Plath.

They have been making nautical instruments since 1928 and really know their stuff.

Isbion is full of Weems and Plath devices and instruments.

I think my favorite Weems and Plath product is the Starfinder, 21-2D.

I'm an avid celestial navigator and I really love this thing.

I actually have two of them myself.

And StarFinder is this neat device that makes the process of doing star sites offshore

so much more enjoyable and comprehensive.

And it is a fantastic training tool when demonstrating how celestial navigation works.

And just by getting it out and playing around with the different layers will help you

understand the concepts of celestial.

They're also really great for just stargazing.

So if you want to just impress your date by naming stars it's great for that too and it can be used

for many other cool things you know both related to navigation and just understanding the sky and so

I highly recommend getting it with the the Starfinder book written by David Burch,

which describes many fun ways of using this thing.

Get them at Weems-dashplath.com, along with binoculars, lights, compasses, navigation tools,

and tons of other stuff.

This season is also supported by Candlewick Press, publisher of Old Wood Boat, and our favorite

towel company, Buldano.

You can hear more about both of these sponsors at the end of this episode, and you will also

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