"JAXAshby" wrote in message
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One thing is for sure, cell phone coverage is
going to really suck most of the way.

cell phone coverage will suck virtually the entire way New to Ber.


The inflatable harnesses are better than nothing

not really. fall overboard at sea with or without a PFD on and you can
figure
on dying in the not too distant future.

BTW a few people mentioned "sextants." How about almanacs?

a sextant is almost as useless as tits on a boar. If lightning takes out
all
your gps's it will also take out your quartz watches and you long distance
radios to reset them by. If you really do lose all your electronics, turn
west
and sail until you sight land, stop at a Sunoco gas station and ask
directions.


Rubbish. People who have an IQ of less than 186, may well find that their
watches still function after a lightning strike. I know of one boat that
lost her electronic instruments in a strike. The crew (and their watches)
were fine. One of the crew thought that she got a "tingle" from a winch
after the strike!!!!




Regards


Donal
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