Laziness, deceit, inattentive, who knows?
Why would Duncan compare their own current Winnipesaukee map with the Bizer older 5th edition instead of using the current 8th or even the 7th edition? Could it be just laziness or inattentiveness or deception? Who knows (they know). I can only conclude that comparing the Duncan map to Bizer’s older map makes Duncan’s appear better than it would be compared to the more recent Bizer maps.
Duncan uses that comparison to their advantage in what I believe is a sneaky way. Their comparison chart proclaims that ALL buoys, not just the flashing light buoys, are numbered on the Duncan map. The 700+ buoys are not physically numbered, just on paper. On the additions page Duncan adds new buoys with the notation that Marine Patrol stopped using that numbering system in May of 2006. IMO that is a deceptive comparison since the current Duncan map is the 2005 edition which was printed BEFORE the MP stopped the experiment of numbering all markers. Therefore all the markers printed on the 2005 map are numbered even though new markers are not numbered. The newer unnumbered markers are not printed on the 2005 Duncan map. Is that sleazy or what?
The fact that on the comparison chart Duncan refers to a change on the Bizer 6th edition map tells me that they compare themselves to the 5th edition because it suits them as they obviously have seen the Bizer 6th edition and have not bothred to compare themselves to the more recent Bizer maps.
I think Duncan should concentrate on their own product and web site rather than trying to discredit Bizer.
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