Patrick What's your sailing radius. Paper charts are heavy and take up a lot of space. I was once told the paper charts to go from Toronto to St. John's weighed 60 lbs. Heck our coast guards don't use paper any more.
Been paperless and happy for at least 5 years. Mike PERSUASION C&C 37 K/CB Long Sault > On Sep 17, 2017, at 12:08 PM, Patrick H. Wesley via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Always have paper charts for a number of reasons. Also make sure you have at > least a radar reflector! Patrick Wesley > >> On Sun, Sep 17, 2017 at 9:04 AM David Kaseler via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> Chris, >> Wow. Things can get pretty complicated. >> We have been sailing around Puget Sound including the Georgia Strait for 40 >> years. We have a small Garmin GPS below at the nav station. The important >> navigation tools for us are my paper charts, parallel rules, dividers, a >> plastic speed distance time calculator (I forget what they call it), depth >> sounder and compass. We have a knot meter but are more apt to rely on the >> GPS for speed because of the strong currents in our area. We also have an >> old hand held GPS which we mount on a bracket on the stern pulpit which we >> got from a bike store but we hardly ever use it. >> If there is heavy fog we try to stay in port but if we get caught out we >> stay far from shipping lanes, and rely heavily on depth sounding contours, >> listen for fog horns and sound ours. >> Sure it would be nice to have radar and all the rest but these are not in >> our budget and provide unwarranted confidence and encourage one to go out >> when it would be prudent to stay in port. >> Just my thoughts. This works for us. >> Dave. Kaseler >> 1975 C&C 33 >> SLY >> >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Sep 16, 2017, at 6:29 PM, Chris Hobson via CnC-List >>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >>> >>> We’re in Vancouver BC, Georgia Straight can get foggy, tides come and go >>> and we’re new at this. We have no GPS on our new to us 1981 C&C 30 and very >>> little in the way of navigation other than dead reckoning, basic >>> familiarity with the area and a compass at the helm. It’s fun because it’s >>> like we just purchased a 1981 C&C and technology isn’t around yet. However >>> every sail is a guessing game and I’d like to hear what others use for >>> costal navigation. Whether it’s real tangible maps, a GPS system you swear >>> by or an iPad with some software curious to hear what other C&C owners use >>> to get find their way. >>> >>> Chris Hobson >>> S/V Going >>> 1980 C&C MKI >>> Hull 615 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you >>> wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: >>> https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >>> >>> All Contributions are greatly appreciated! >> _______________________________________________ >> >> This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish >> to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: >> https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish > to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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