Agreed! When we went south I had four electronic devices running various navigation programs plus at least three independent compasses. Andrew is correct mix this with good seamanship and one can have a successful cruise.
Mike PERSUASION C&C 37 K/CB Long Sault > On Dec 28, 2017, at 10:41 AM, Andrew Burton via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Well, as one who regularly uses an iPad as a nav tool, I guess my nav skills > are inappropriate! I admit to (boast of) being something of a traditionalist > when it comes to all things maritime--it took me until ten years ago to leave > my sextant behind when I'd head offshore--but neither am I a Luddite. It's a > foolish navigator who doesn't use every tool at his disposal to keep his > vessel safe. For a couple of decades celestial navigation was the only tool I > had available, which made landfalls quite a tricky business. Especially > finding Bermuda on a hazy day. And in those days the BVI had few if any > lights on the north shore at night, so we'd heave to until dawn so we could > avoid all the reefs. > The technology is good and when you mix it with good seamanship can be used > very successfully. Part of good seamanship is not to completely trust any one > input when it comes to navigation; along the coast I will check bearings and > depth, for instance, to be sure I'm getting good info from my iPad. > > Andy > > Andrew Burton > 61 W Narragansett > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > +401 965-5260 > >> On Dec 28, 2017, at 09:44, Persuasion37 via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> wrote: >> >> Sure let’s get our abacus out and do some plotting. Oh ya don’t forget the >> sextant. >> >> Mike >> S/V Persuasion >> C&C 37 Keel/CB >> Long Sault >> >> From: Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List >> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2017 9:37 AM >> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> Cc: Marek Dziedzic >> Subject: Re: Stus-List iNAV >> >> shall we start a discussion on how inappropriate it is to use an iPad as a >> navigation tool? (;-) >> >> Merry after Christmas >> >> Marek >> >> From: Russ & Melody via CnC-List >> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2017 09:17 >> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> Cc: Russ & Melody >> Subject: Re: Stus-List iNAV >> >> >> Blame the navigator, not the tools... and if the navigator is a tool then it >> still gets the blame. >> >> At the risk of sounding like a techno-peasant, is the iNav another apple >> thingy? I'm still stuck on OpenCPN or Visual Navigator (without a dongle) >> on an XP box . >> >> >> Cheers, Russ >> Sweet 35 mk-1 >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and >> every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and >> every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >
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