Take that cover off the compass so you can memorize
course headings, set and drift and you may be able to
avoid such pitfalls. What you failed to consider is your
leeway in high wind and the compass would have given
you valuable information concerning leeway.

I TOLD YOU SO!


"Bobsprit" wrote in message ...
And hitting a rock! I know the old sayings that all sailors have touched
bottom on
occasion, but most of us only take risks like that when gunkholing, or scrape
the mud in a

My only excuse...and man, it's lame!...is that I've sailed that area a hundred
times and felt I was well clear of the rocks. The visual landmarks appeared
correct from memory...and they weren't. I was lucky that the boat wasn't flying
at that moment or I may have done damage.
I plan to have a look at the charts today and see what's what. I'm guessing
that the P30 would not have touched bottom.

RB