Elias writes: >>Mostly, I'm interested in having a chart for the planning phase of a trip. It's very hard to decide on where to go without some sort of chart. The best I've seem to come up with are topographical maps that don't give me a great indication on where to land. The small scale charts are nice. There are a couple charts that cover the entire Vancouver Island area. One even goes out to Flattery, Straights of Juan De Fuca, the Gulf Isles and the San Juans. They look good hanging on the den wall, as well. (Mariner decor) >>How does the government decide when to print new editions? When some buoy of theirs goes astray? Inexplicably, they often decide to change the flash patterns of existing sites, it seems at random. Pretty much all charts are obsolete the day they're printed. When enough stuff is inaccurate, I imagine. The Notice to Mariner reports are chuck full of changes and inaccuracies. The Columbia River bar chart changes about every 9 months to a year. I guess it's no different than buying a computer. Sure it's out of date the minute you buy it, but at least you have one. steve *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jul 02 2002 - 06:41:51 PDT
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