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Wayne.B Wayne.B is offline
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Default Too much attention to GPS?

On Sun, 25 Sep 2016 19:25:25 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 25 Sep 2016 17:15:55 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sun, 25 Sep 2016 12:00:01 -0400,
wrote:

On Sun, 25 Sep 2016 10:54:47 -0400, Poquito Loco
wrote:

This looks like an accident that happened at Deale, MD, a few years back. If following the GPS and
coming from the north/northeast, the GPS will attempt to cross the jetty. Looks like maybe the same
thing may have happened here.

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/1...ating-accident

Damn shame.

I suppose that is the difference between straight GPS and true chart
plotter software.


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Approaching an inlet at high speed in the dark is really not a good
idea no matter what you are navigating with.


Hard to beat local knowledge.


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It's hard to beat good judgement and common sense.

Common sense is not always that common.

Good judgement comes from experience.

Experience comes from exercising bad judgement.

Just like learning to drive, the trick is to avoid getting killed in
your first couple of accidents.