gus
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During a conversation recently with some 'experienced' boaters ( one in fact has sailed across the pond and the other has done the Med and back). Both were adamant that a hand-held compass does not suffer from any deviation at any time.
Perhaps this is something that is overlooked on courses and assumed that reference to deviation in a fixed compass would also apply to hand-held compasses without specific refernce being made. There may not be much chance of experiencing deviation up on the top of your big plastic power boat, but a whole different ball game on a steel boat.
It certainly would seem that something is amiss when such 'experienced' boaters hold such a view. Are there any others who do?
Perhaps this is something that is overlooked on courses and assumed that reference to deviation in a fixed compass would also apply to hand-held compasses without specific refernce being made. There may not be much chance of experiencing deviation up on the top of your big plastic power boat, but a whole different ball game on a steel boat.
It certainly would seem that something is amiss when such 'experienced' boaters hold such a view. Are there any others who do?