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Re: which would you choose?
From: John Simmonds
Date: 1999 Aug 03, 7:39 PM
From: John Simmonds
Date: 1999 Aug 03, 7:39 PM
Easy, the sextant. John Russell Sher wrote: > > While we're on the subject of how to best spend the $1000, I noted with > interest that everyone made provision for at least one GPS receiver - I > certainly agree. Now how about the following, slightly modified situation? > Which would you choose, given only the following two choices for your > navigational aspects, with no other options allowed: > Either, > 1) One GPS receiver > > OR > > 2) Sextant, tables and timepiece etc. > > Assume that this is for an ocean crossing and perhaps for extended cruising > afterwards. > > Cheers > Russell