Thom,

There is such a thing as the dark of night. There are rain squalls where
visibility goes to zero. I refer to my compass during the day even in
my Boston Whaler and have memorized the compass course from
one point to another in broad daylight so I can find my way in
restricted visibility. I now know why so many people manage to
get lost and have to call for help from Sea Tow when it gets
dark. All their precious landmarks disappear. Their GPS batteries
go south, etc.

Only a fool ignores his compass and keeps it covered even in
familiar waters. There is always a bearing to take there is always
a course line to memorize. There is always a range to get a heading
on.

Get with the program you cranky old fart!

S.Simon


"Thom Stewart" wrote in message ...
Practice makes perfect

Good Lord Neal! Lift your head up and enjoy the world when you can. A
sail across the Harbor, a harbor you know as well as the back of your
hand. That's all it should be. A SAIL ACROSS THE HARBOR. A joy of a
carefree sail.

Don't tell me you set up a plot sheet, check the tide sheets, get a
global weather forecast, etc to run your "Whaler" to spend an hour at
the Pub to have a beer? Give me a break.

Are you still in the process of practicing using your, CEDAR BUCKET? Do
you keep a log? Do you record how you take it out to make it available,
Record the compass heading as you sit there? Write down how many grunts
you grunted and the time recorded. I don't THIIINNNKK so.
Some things. a lot of things don't require constant practice. Not by
normal people

Go ahead and make up a stupid reply to my stupid, but true post---and in
closing I'd like to say; UP YOURS!!!

Ole Thom