petie
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Would any kind person be able to mail waypoint lists from this years Reeds covering SE and adjacent European waters? I bought CA equivalent of Reeds which is very good on harbours and tides but no waypoints.
SE coast waypoints
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AIDY
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why would you want to put published waypoints into a GPS ?
Use your own from a CHART, no margin for error then !
Use your own from a CHART, no margin for error then !
petie
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Nice to double check
jimg
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Use last years Reed's... /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
Buy a book of waypoints.....
Best of all work them out yourself when you need a route, much safer than books, IMHO
Buy a book of waypoints.....
Best of all work them out yourself when you need a route, much safer than books, IMHO
Bandit
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I work out all of my waypoints its dead easy using a paper chart as check.
What terrifies me is the thought of going from Published waypoint A to Published waypoint B in poor visibility in a motorboat at 25 knots on autopilot on track setting with the accuracy of your electronics these days means that there is a very real risk you will one day meet someone going on autopilot from B to A also doing 25knots and hit them at a closing speed of 50 Knots.
What terrifies me is the thought of going from Published waypoint A to Published waypoint B in poor visibility in a motorboat at 25 knots on autopilot on track setting with the accuracy of your electronics these days means that there is a very real risk you will one day meet someone going on autopilot from B to A also doing 25knots and hit them at a closing speed of 50 Knots.
l'escargot
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why would you want to put published waypoints into a GPS ?
Use your own from a CHART, no margin for error then !
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No one ever makes errors transcribing waypoints from their own chart to a GPS then?
why would you want to put published waypoints into a GPS ?
Use your own from a CHART, no margin for error then !
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No one ever makes errors transcribing waypoints from their own chart to a GPS then?
nonitoo
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What terrifies me is the thought of going from Published waypoint A to Published waypoint B in poor visibility in a motorboat at 25 knots on autopilot on track setting with the accuracy of your electronics these days means that there is a very real risk you will one day meet someone going on autopilot from B to A also doing 25knots and hit them at a closing speed of 50 Knots.
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What terrifies me is the thought that 25knots in restricted visibility is considered a safe speed. I do accept that it is used as an example - but..........
I accept that a cruiser will stop quickly but 50 knots means that you are closing at 5 miles every 6 minutes or, at 1 mile visibility - 72 seconds, at 1/2 mile vis - 36 seconds.
Not a lot of time to see, assess, decide and act.
Tom
What terrifies me is the thought of going from Published waypoint A to Published waypoint B in poor visibility in a motorboat at 25 knots on autopilot on track setting with the accuracy of your electronics these days means that there is a very real risk you will one day meet someone going on autopilot from B to A also doing 25knots and hit them at a closing speed of 50 Knots.
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What terrifies me is the thought that 25knots in restricted visibility is considered a safe speed. I do accept that it is used as an example - but..........
I accept that a cruiser will stop quickly but 50 knots means that you are closing at 5 miles every 6 minutes or, at 1 mile visibility - 72 seconds, at 1/2 mile vis - 36 seconds.
Not a lot of time to see, assess, decide and act.
Tom
nonitoo
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I agree that using published waypoints is something that should be viewed with extreme caution for the reason stated above.
By all means use them as a guide but why not offset them by a cable or so (provided it is safe to do so) and reduce the chance of the 'honey pot' effect round published waypoints.
Tom
By all means use them as a guide but why not offset them by a cable or so (provided it is safe to do so) and reduce the chance of the 'honey pot' effect round published waypoints.
Tom
gjgm
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I d agree with jimg, though it assumes you have the paper charts. I find it beneficial to know WHY that was the waypoint !