[Paddlewise] GPS-Not

Paddlewisers,

All of this recent fuss about GPSs on Paddlewise has reminded me how much I
really hate the things. Although I sometimes carry a GPS for back-up, they
really take the fun out of piloting and dead reckoning. I can't seem to get
some of my friends to turn the dang things off either. It really ticks me
off when they tell me I'm off course too. I enjoy being off course and not
knowing exactly where I'm at all the time. Like I try to tell some of my
friends, we're not navigating to the moon.

On the other hand, I have had some rather fond moments with my friends using
their GPSs, for example, when the batteries go dead, they can't figure out
how to use them on the fly, or they drop them over the side and sink down to
Davy's locker, all of which I've seen more than once. Another particularly
fond moment was on crossing when I was looking at our destination and a
friend was looking down at his GPS.

By the way, I've had the same GPS and waterproof case now for about 5 years,
and both are holding up just fine, because I usually keep them where they
belong, in the day hatch.

Duane Strosaker
Southern California
www.rollordrown.com
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