The Brits have been dealing with these kinds of novice sailors for years; this one from 2000:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/sailor-using-road-map-to-navigate-is-rescued-710914.html And another from 2012: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2167297/Lost-yachtsman-Andy-Brown-rescued-TWICE-using-ROAD-ATLAS-navigate-North-Sea.html Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( On Jan 16, 2014, at 7:41 AM, Bill Coleman <colt...@verizon.net> wrote: > Interesting story about a novice going coastal cruising with only his phone > for location > > http://www.soundingsonline.com/dispatches/291566-video-a-novice-sailor-and-a-moonless-night > > > http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/01/09/2869285/boat-rescue-helicopter-piedras.html > > > > Bill Coleman > C&C 39
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