My Mk I Mod 0 eyeball isn't quite what it used to be. Glasses help.While I may have some of the new tech on my boat (chartplotters, AIS), I still practice and enjoy the fine art of sailing. There's nothing wrong with the Mk 1 Mod 0 eyeball!
Set your watch back 20 years
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When I had cataract surgery I was given options, to have good near vision, good distance vision or one near and one distance. i opted for the distance vision. On a good day I can spot a small buoy over a mile away. On the other hand, I can't read small print or low contrast print worth a damn, cheater glasses help a lot.
Not quite ready for cataract surgery yet, but I know it's coming.
Also this:
6 Pilot Rules that Everyone Should Live By
The principle of “Aviate, Navigate, Communicate” is a fundamental tenet in aviation. There have been numerous aviation studies conducted revealing that pilots can become so engrossed in troubleshooting a problem that they inadvertently neglect their primary task of flying the aircraft.
The sailor's equivalent is "keep your eyes outside of the cockpit." Remember also that COLREGS says in Rule 5 (Look-out) that "Every vessel shall at all times maintain a proper look-out by sight and hearing as well as by all available means appropriate in the prevailing circumstances and conditions so as to make a full appraisal of the situation and of the risk of collision."
Note the "as well as" phrase, which means that eyes and ears come first, before instruments.
6 Pilot Rules that Everyone Should Live By
The principle of “Aviate, Navigate, Communicate” is a fundamental tenet in aviation. There have been numerous aviation studies conducted revealing that pilots can become so engrossed in troubleshooting a problem that they inadvertently neglect their primary task of flying the aircraft.
The sailor's equivalent is "keep your eyes outside of the cockpit." Remember also that COLREGS says in Rule 5 (Look-out) that "Every vessel shall at all times maintain a proper look-out by sight and hearing as well as by all available means appropriate in the prevailing circumstances and conditions so as to make a full appraisal of the situation and of the risk of collision."
Note the "as well as" phrase, which means that eyes and ears come first, before instruments.
My father was a professional artist. Gradually, his paintings were becoming blurry and the color pallet drab. I talked him into cataract surgery, and a week or so later he was back to painting as he had many years before.
Maybe as a last choice, you could have opted for blue eyes ....................... one blew east and one blew west.