Capt.Mooron wrote:
Kind of like Bobsprit..... has the latest and greatest electronic gizmos,
but no clue of the basics and no idea how to use the information provided.
It's a symptom suffered by many Power Boaters. I remember when handheld GPSs
came out and the majority of users had no idea what NAD27 was... never mind
that you had to have a start waypoint to return to.


Sure. Lots of folks can screw up a peanut butter sandwich.
Remember, half of all people are below average intelligence.
Is that the GPS's fault?


The "Spaceship" bridge phase of sailing will hopefully be a short one.....
otherwise many people will go broke updating electronic equipment every 2
years.

Sure. It's all about toys.

....Massive amounts of the latest electronic navigation equipment for a
coastal sailing vessel generally indicates the level of incompetence of the
owner. That kind of stuff belongs on a power boat.


I can show you at least one power boat with a scarcity of
electronic gizmos at the helm. OTOH we do have... and use...
radar.

It's a mistake to assume you can estimate a sailors
competence by the toys he likes & owns. Reverse snobbery,
sort of like the way the Crapton hates roller furlers.


BTW- I have found out that people who do not use their sounder very much
while sailing ...generally are much more attentive to their chart and
charted soundings.. ergo less likely to hit bottom as often. It's just a
personal observation.


It's not a personal observation from around here, that's for
sure. Generally when you have less than 2 feet of water
under your keel, it's a good idea to keep at least some
peripheral attention on the depth sounder.

DSK