Bobsprit wrote:

How about a good quality sailing knife? Small hand-bearing compass?

I've got a great bearing compass, plus a cheap davis model that was
NIB on the boat.

I have one of those little Plastimo Iris 50 ones - very pocketable, and has
a neck cord. You hod it against your face and look through a little
magnifying window - very clear and stable.


As for knives...I have several, including one made
with a custom whale bone handle...made for me as a present from
antique bone.

I was meaning the type that has a shackle key and spike as well as the
blade.


I notice that the more expensive Silva Windwatch also has a barometer in it,
complete with a 16 hour memory which displays the readings as some sort of
graph or histogram - that could be interesting if one is into meteorology
while cruising. Have a look at...

http://www.adventureshop.co.uk/silva/windwatch.htm
http://www.adventureshop.co.uk/silva/alba_windwatch.htm


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