Marsanne, Thanks for your note! I hope I gave you some worthwhile information. Speaking of GPS units... Just a quick slice of humor for you. I recall my first two-day camping trip with my Vista... on the mid-coast of Maine, off Stonington. I was out with two friends on a camping trip, and we were paddling amidst some islands. I understood that to set the electronic compass on land I had to turn slowly twice while the unit oriented itself, before it gave accurate readings. So said the directions that came with the Vista. Well, I was in my cockpit, and I placed the unit down on my spray skirt, then extended my paddle and swept the boat (an 18 foot Necky) around twice, 720 degrees. Anyway, after SEVERAL attempts I became frustrated because my unit screen kept giving me messages that I was turning too slowly for the compass in the unit to orient itself. Did I even once think that all I had to do was turn the unit slowly 360 degrees (twice) in my hands? Nooo! Here I was, thirty yards from a shoreline upon which sat a wildlife photographer and a friend. My paddling buddies were within shouting (and viewing) distance. Their site was a crazy kayaker, insanely spinning his boat around in circles! How many dumb blond and ethnic jokes have I chuckled over these past many years? Tom PS. I will post this reply to Paddlewise also, in case there are a few out there who will appreciate my embarrassing incident. *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Dec 29 2002 - 19:41:01 PST
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