Jim Donohue wrote:



Why with professional luddites like you and your ilk I am required for
progress otn.

As stated, "you just don't get it". In truth, I'm a prolific user of
GPS, both the basic readout and connected to a chart plotter, making use
of all the information it supplies.
However, especially in the coastal waters I mainly traverse nowadays,
it's NEVER my sole source of position information and in fact, plotting
a GPS position isn't all that much quicker or necessarily as accurate as
a simple radar range and bearing, or eyeball fix.


The aside points out that the real amateur sailor with sufficient skill to
cross oceans uses GPS otn...and have a likely non working celestial
capability. It is in no way an excuse of any type...merely an observation
on how life actually is. You likely don't like it otn but you really don't
get a vote.

You use your survey as an EXCUSE for not learning or using celestial.
G By "non working" I assume you mean they have the ability but don't
use it. That's their choice, just like it's the choice of many ship
Masters making ocean crossings to require their people to occasionally
take celestial fixes and when in sight of land or radar range, to take
visual fixes as well as radar fixes and compare them to the GPS.
I also note that in another reply, you are still not comfortable using
radar for navigation.... that's too bad.... you're missing out on a
great tool.

otn