Nav techniques
Following the Navigation thread, I get the impression that many on this forum claim to spend hours doing detailed "classroom standard" paper navigation exercises down below.
I haven't done that for many years. I can navigate from a folded chart on my knee without instruments or calculations. OK my positions are not 100% accurate - but they are perfectly good enough to safely get me around an area of strong tides, dangerous tidalgates, drying harbours & shifting sand banks without problems for 20 years. In addition I get to spend more time in the cockpit enjoying the views & fresh air. Oh, and I do have a PC based chart plotter if I need confirmation or greater accuracy for any reason.
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