Elementary school: if the 'go to' button fails, what will you do?

Article Abstract:

Skippers should know how to operate their boats without the use of modern electronics. Although parallel rules, dividers, formulas and a pencil may be seen as crude ways of navigating, they are foolproof methods that are immune from electrical glitches and the possibility of the Y2K computer problem.

Methods, Navigation systems, Yachts and yachting, Yachting, Yachts, Electronics in navigation

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Furuno GP35 DGPS navigator

Article Abstract:

Furuno USA Inc's GP35 DGPS Navigator is designed with an eight-channel, eight-satellite parallel tracking receiver with built-in differential. It also features soft, large keys that make entering easy even when cruising at high speed. It is priced at $895.

Product/Service Evaluation, Furuno GP35 DGPS Navigator (Navigational aid)

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How reliable is your radar reflector?

Article Abstract:

The owner of a Packet 38 reports that three commercial vessels failed to detect his boat on their radar in a heavy rainstorm even though his boat had a passive radar reflector.

Safety and security measures, Navigation, Radar, Radar in navigation

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