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In article ,
Captain Joe Redcloud wrote:
On 19 Oct 2005 15:37:43 -0700, lid (Jonathan Ganz) wrote:

In article .com,
Capt. Rob wrote:
You're joking, right?
A commercial boat recently ran aground when their
electronics went out. They had no paper charts.

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.

It's just highly recommended for rec boaters. Electronics can fail. Of
course, it's highly recommended that people not be over weight and
watch their cholesterol levels, but I bet 75% of people don't do that
either.

You had better have a charting GPS on board when your chart gets blown overboard
in that squall! Anyone who relies on just paper charts is a fool. And god forbid
somebody falls with the winch handle in thier hand and smashes the compass!

Are you really that stupid or are you just fooling?

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