paper charts vs: navionic chips

patrick and linda · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 10:45 am Post subject:

that would be "great day". mind was going faster than the fingers could kept up with.
sorry 'bout that.
pat

Jeff Brigner · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:34 pm Post subject:

JamesTXSD · Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 7:49 pm Post subject:

Place mat? Yeah, we do that. You can buy a place mat of the San Juans for about $8 that is laminated. It is a great "big picture" in a small size. To be more factual, we don't "navigate" with it, but we do plan with it when we're in the area. We did the same thing in Desolation Sound. Hey, you use all the resources you have... and if it makes picturing the route easier, it seems like prudent seamanship to me. Cool

thataway · Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:09 am Post subject:

Actually there are some very good "place mat" charts--make great planning tools--or to permently laminate on the table!

Incidently--the Compass thread reminded me why it was a very good idea to know how to navigate using paper charts (or at least computer charts lacking the paper charts) if the chart plotter fails--which is more likely than GPS failing.