"Steven Shelikoff" wrote in message
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On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 04:49:38 -0800, "Jim Donohue"
wrote:

The present cruiser population is certainly and effectively completely
dependent on GPS for off shore navigation. At this point I don't think
there are many exceptions left. I have not come across a report of a
significant problem with that in a long time.

I doubt this very much. I.e., I severly doubt that if GPS shut down
tomorrow, the present cruiser population who are off shore are suddenly
all doomed to die because they don't have any other means of navigation.
Maybe one or two, but the percentage is tiny.


And I agree and never said otherwise. Most will adopt quickly. Many have
celestial skills though likely very rusty. DR will suffice for the rest. I
would however expect the accident rate to go up by an order of magnitude or
more. Still a small percentage though.
[...]

One uses all reasonable methods available. The first and primary of these
is GPS. Your inablity to understand this simple statement is almost
jaxian.

Wow, we're making progress. So you finally do agree with the rest of
everyone else here that, while it's fine to have GPS as a primary means
of navigation, relying totally on GPS without checking it against other
reasonable methods of navigation is foolhardy.

Steve

Bull Steve...you Luddites simply read to confirm your opinions. I have
never anywhere suggested any such thing. Did you notice that Jeff Morris
cannot even read an NTSB report without getting it wrong? The actual
conclusions do not meet his pre-conception so he simply misquotes them. You
technophobes are all alike.

Jim