I always have a paper chart(s) as a back-up to the chart plotter. For offshore passages I also carry a sextant and the materials needed to reduce a sight.
I am surprised that professional, highly paid, top of their industry navigators and skippers to not have even a large area overview chart on paper. Maybe it is a generational thing that I do not trust electronics to stand between me and a safe passage. Martin DeYoung Calypso 1971 C&C 43 Seattle [Description: Description: cid:D1BF9853-22F7-47FB-86F2-4115CE0BAF2F] From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Sam Salter via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 1:22 PM To: CnC Subject: Stus-List Volvo Reef Grounding Report http://www.yachtingworld.com/blogs/elaine-bunting/comment-how-the-team-vestas-wind-crash-really-happened-and-the-surprisingly-simple-things-we-can-learn-from-it-62634?elqTrackId=244797bc7870487dab6568ea90f95c29&elqaid=15257&elqat=1 Interesting reading! If I think about it, I’ve got a bit lax lately, relying more and more on digital charts. I’m going to get a bit more rigorous from now on and use/check my paper charts a lot more. sam :-) C&C 26 Liquorice Ghost Lake Alberta
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