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Re: Modern CN Ditch K
From: Marcelo S
Date: 2012 Jul 24, 15:09 -0300
From: Marcelo S
Date: 2012 Jul 24, 15:09 -0300
Your boat is the one pictured here: http://www.f-boat.com/pages/background/hall_of_fame.html ? 2012/7/24, Tom Sult: > "Ditch" implies extreme Conditions. I feel far better served by the > instruments listed in my kit. So my CN ditch kit is quite light. It is > nothing. > > My boat (F-27) not like the titanic is unsinkable so my best like raft will > be my boat even if inverted. My full complement of CN should be with me. > > In the event of total loss of GPS it is likely only to last days at most. > Most of modern commerce depends on it. Or there has been nuclear war or or > other major event making me far safer adrift at sea. > > Navigation by traditional means, that is to say, at a time in the past that > suites us, is fun, interesting and connects me to a deep tradition. We > should not confuse tradition with practicality. A ditch bag is for the > extreme. Many year of SAR experience tells me that Murphy has a large > mansion at the intersection of me and extreme. > > > > Thomas A. Sult, MD > Sent from iPhone > > On Jul 21, 2012, at 22:11, Thomas Sult wrote: > >>> What is in your CN ditch kit?... >>> >> A GPS, VHS radio and a Cell Phone and a small solar charger. When >> venturing off shore a satellite communication device. My full CN kit is on >> the boat. If I need a ditch kit I am interested in modern technology just >> like my fore fathers, their ditch kit had the latest and best technolog, >> so does mine. >> Tom. >> >> Thomas A. Sult, MD >> Sent from iPhone >> >> On Jul 21, 2012, at 13:37, Greg Rudzinski wrote: >> >>> > > > > > : http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=120146 > > >