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Not so much a Luddite in my old age
"Don White" wrote in message ... "Frogwatch" wrote in message ... On Mar 17, 8:28 pm, DK wrote: Don White wrote: "Frogwatch" wrote in message ... I have always loved my paper charts and hand bearing compass, taking sights and plotting my position on the cabin floor while the boat pitches and yaws. Often I had to do this quickly because being down below when it was rough would quickly make me seasick. However, I was never tempted to give up my low tech ways until yesterday when I helped a friend move his pilothouse sailboat about 10 miles. He has a chartplotter and he sat in his captains chair watching the little boat icon move showing its position in relation to shoals and showing his course in relation to where we wanted to go, WOW. None of this "My bearing to that mark cannot exceed 280 or we are in danger from the shoal" business, you just look at the plotter. I could get to like that........maybe. However, I wonder how much one gives up when he goes hi-tech. Do you lose the sense of 'figuring it all out"? On a small boat... especially an open boat a mapping GPS is a real treat. Ihave the Garmin GPSMAP 60CX and does it ever make it easy when boating in unfamiliar waters. Wouldn't leave home without it. (yes...I do carry paper charts just in case) On your rowboat, dummy? Got an EPIRB, too? I thank DK for reminding me to re-register my EPIRB. I thank him for showing his trademark ignorance. He just can't help himself. My gawd donnie... you're the dumbest person here, and you call someone else 'ignorant?' Thanks for the chuckle. --Mike |
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