While I still have my "DR skills" I have grown very comfortable with my electronics over the years. Last Wed I was hit by lightning and lost everything.
Even electronic devices, such as my hand held GPS, that were NOT EVEN CONNECTED, got fried. We could have easily been off sailing in the pea soup we have had for the last month or so and been left with nothing but paper and compass.
While I still keep a full DR kit with all the tools & charts my skills have admittedly become a little more rusty than I would like. I for one will be focusing on tuning up my skills cause even with multiple GPS devices on board they were wiped out in a split second..
This was not even a direct hit.... No depth, no speed, no gps, no radar, no VHF, no epirb, no nav lights, no compass light, no interior lights....
Good time to reflect on what you would do if you lost all these items in a split second while off cruising...
Even electronic devices, such as my hand held GPS, that were NOT EVEN CONNECTED, got fried. We could have easily been off sailing in the pea soup we have had for the last month or so and been left with nothing but paper and compass.
While I still keep a full DR kit with all the tools & charts my skills have admittedly become a little more rusty than I would like. I for one will be focusing on tuning up my skills cause even with multiple GPS devices on board they were wiped out in a split second..
This was not even a direct hit.... No depth, no speed, no gps, no radar, no VHF, no epirb, no nav lights, no compass light, no interior lights....
Good time to reflect on what you would do if you lost all these items in a split second while off cruising...