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Originally Posted by Tom Alexander
We don't use either Loran or Decca as apart from them being "old fashioned" they are not that accurate when operating between land masses such as islands, etc. We rather use the Mark I eyeball --- as we only sail in the Bahamas during daylight hours when we can see land and also, with the water being so clear we can see the bottom when it shallows. So - no problem -- and then we celebrate a successful day during the nighttime hours when the warm tropical nights turn our thoughts to ******* (censored!)  |
May I suggest he SMS manual makes some provision for sobriety of Eyeballs (ancient and modern). Along the lines of proceeding without recourse to evidential brethalyser only when NO land and NO Bottom can be seen.
(And for that matter only when the translucency of the mug stains on the chart is adequate to see though and there are no oceany bits obliterated with cigar burns or by Tmac's little helpers economizing on jointing).