> This fog crossing stuff can be somewhat unnerving and calls for > self control and sound judgement from what I can discern. > Check out the following story about what could have happened and didn't > at: http://www.island.net/~surfer/story11b.htm I read only one failure, and it wasn't the fog. It was the lack of a compass. You folks with good eyes depend on visual navigation to much. Give me a choice between heavy fog with a good compass, or clear weather and no compass, I'll take the fog and compass any day of the week. If you don't want to buy and install a deck mounted compass, the least you should do is make sure you have a rinkydink one permantently stowed in one of your hatches. Granted, I haven't forgotten a compass, ever, but if somehow I found that I'd gotten to the trailhead or boatramp without one; I'd either cancel the trip completely and go home, or maybe camp out of the car and spend the day fishing near the ramp. I'll tell you though, my deck mounted compass, GPS, and heavily gridded maps make night/foggy navigation a breeze. Fog isn't a horrible problem down here on the Texas Gulf Coast; I do love being out at night though, its cool, comfortable, and peaceful. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Apr 12 1998 - 08:18:50 PDT
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