Adventures in Fog Navigation
Does anyone remember the 1970s television show The Land Of The Lost? Teenagers Will and Holly are rafting with their father, Marshall, and go over a waterfall that transports them to a prehistoric world of dinosaurs and half-human, half-lizard sleestaks.
Well, for many of us boaters, cruising in fog is like being transported to the land of the lost. Navigation markers disappear. Landmarks, mountains and structures disappear. Other boats become passing ghosts. When fog arrives, our navigation skills can become disjointed and discombobulated. Our confidence, even in familiar waters, may wane.
Years ago, I was out on my trawler
