I don't have a problem with using electronic systems for navigation. In fact I use them all the time. I don't happen to use a plotter, but I do use a GPS. That's not the point.
I get worried when people are so reliant on them that they have layers of redundancy built in to make sure that they think that they can never be challenged by a paper chart, a log compass and tide tables. Why the paranoia with some people? Modern electronics are very reliable, but should you really be at sea if you are frightened by the thought of the electronics giving up the ghost?
Surely having another means of navigation is just good seamanship even if you use the electronics 99.9% of the time.
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