"Richard" wrote in message
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The book will give you a more accurate fix than trying to take it visually
off the chart.

I have no trouble getting a very accurate position from a chart. The trick is
to use dividers, not just "visually." In fact, I prefer this method, if only
for the practice.

If you go right up to a buoy and take a fix that is the most
accurate.

Not necessarily. If there is a current, the buoy could off 50 yards or more.
The chart or book should show the average position. And besides, there are lots
of buoys I wouldn't want to go "right up to." Actually, the waypoints I use the
most are not buoys, but channel locations.


It also saves time. I am not saying you don't need a chart. You
do.

what is wrong with using the chart?