Enjoying your little tiffs you guys. Obviously you both have a certain
amount of sense as you are both still around or else the gods have been
particularly kind....

Just come back from Fiji where we stayed for several months. Many of the
charts predate GPS's and the result is that they may be out by as much as
..33nm from the GPS position. Also the beacons shown may or may not exist due
to cyclonic weather. What does exist still is the reef system and is quite a
good idea to avoid. We watched 2 rather expensive yachts have arguments with
a reef and heard of a number more. Reefs are not much of a problem on nice
sunny days but when overcast it may become impossible to "eyeball". What to
do depends upon the circumstances.

However using GPS alone would shorten the cruise and you wouldn't have the
bother of sailing home.

jofra