Navigating safely
May 29, 2019
3 minutes
But electronic kit can fail and over-confident or incompetent users can make errors with serious consequences. The well-publicised grounding of Team Vestas Wind in the 2014 Volvo Ocean Race, due to “deficient use of electronic charts” should serve as a warning – if the pros can make this sort of error, the recreational boatie should be extra vigilant.
‘Old fashioned’ paper charts aren’t just as a back-up for electronic
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