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So whatever point you had evaporates into thin air.

You use GPS to get an accurate position because it's the only effective way of getting an accurate fix out of sight of land since Decca went. If you lost the GPS you'd manage to struggle on without without too much drama.

Just like everyone, except a lot more self righteous.

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As you have now lost me totally, can you explain what you mean? What point has evaporated? I have no idea what point you are trying to argue for.

I still get worried that people have back-ups for their back-ups of plotters or GPS. I use the electronic gizmo's all the time, but I know that I can manage without. Can someone explain why you would want to have back-ups of back-ups of back-us, with a hand-held GPS wrapped in silver foil in the oven just in case? If the electronics are as reliable as most people seem to think that they are, why the paranoia?

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