so, take a sextant and almanac and sight tables and timex's(with extra
batteries) and ssb (for time checks)(with battery backup) and calculators (with
extra batteries), work pads, temp compensators, and practise, practise,
practise, practise just in case the DOD decides to get you.

You best hope there are enough sunny days so you can tell north from south, and
east from west, which if you know that you can find land anyway.

Oh, btw, remove enough provisions to store all that useless antique stuff
above.

a sextant is almost as useless as tits on a boar. If lightning takes out
all
your gps's it will also take out your quartz watches and you long distance
radios to reset them by. If you really do lose all your electronics, turn
west
and sail until you sight land, stop at a Sunoco gas station and ask
directions.


Rubbish. People who have an IQ of less than 186, may well find that their
watches still function after a lightning strike. I know of one boat that
lost her electronic instruments in a strike. The crew (and their watches)
were fine. One of the crew thought that she got a "tingle" from a winch
after the strike!!!!




Regards


Donal
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