You're joking, right?
A commercial boat recently ran aground when their
electronics went out. They had no paper charts.


More and more common, I'm afraid.

Capt. Rob wrote:
You're living outer space if you think even 75% of boaters are carrying
paper charts anymore, but I was referring to actual use of them. I love
Doug's comment about hand compasses, so obviously a hand bearing
compass and I hope he has one...but I doubt it.


Nope. Haven't had one on the tugboat, don't need it.

OTOH we have quite a nice binnacle compass and I swung it earlier this year.

How many people swing their compass... how many know how to make up a
dev card?

How many sailors realize that a bearing can be taken with a binnacle
compass? Obviously not Bubbles.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King