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Old 08-16-2021, 09:18 PM   #29
garysanfran
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Default A good boater knows...

When the electronics fail, how to use the more reliable manual backup...Charts, compass, binocs, know where the sun is and what that means.

BIG difference between ocean navigation and fresh water. Basic boating courses teach little on marker recognition and navigation. Courses are mostly about safety gear, right-of-way...If luck some MOB skills.

Boat approaching from starboard..."Ok. So port is red like the wine and has the same letters as left, I think that's right...No, right is starboard...I am now confused as to who has the RIGHT-of-way".

Good boating skills are based on knowledge acquired and time spent using it. Those little brain cells need imprinting by experience.

A casual boater, encountering a marker, or an approaching boater, is trying to remember their courses....Time not well spent.
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