If I may suggest one more thing – in your planning, don’t count on your
electronics only. Have a paper chart and the basic info on navaids that you are
supposed to see. You are already talking about backup GPS and a backup to a
backup, but stuff happens.
I don’t know how the other guys are doing it now (I don’t sail off shore
anymore), but when I did off-shore, we kept a detail log (hourly) on speed,
course, position etc. which would give you enough information to start a
process of finding your way back home if all the instruments (other than
compass) failed.
just my $0.02
Marek (in Ottawa)
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