Thus spake Rosalie B. :
>"Tom K" wrote:
>
>>
>>"Tyger" wrote in message
>>news:1139022791.934590.68910@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>> My Magellan traveled just fine with me, and also had limited mapping
>>> already built in. I did fire it up while airborne, just to gawk at
>>> covering the ground at 500+ mph, but didn't know if it was prohibited
>>> or not (they didn't brief on it), so I didn't keep it on very long.
>>> Never used it on shore (was a bit paranoid about theft), but did try to
>>> keep a good track on our ship's progress. I learned that the unit only
>>> stores 2,000 track points .. about 24 hours' worth .. so all the rest
>>> of the saiing days where I dutifully kept charging and swapping
>>> batteries were for nothing :) .. ah well, it was kind of fun to watch
>>> our progress, and to be able to identify some of the 'mystery'
>>> landmarks we passed.
>>>
>>
>>You need a navigation chart in your cabin if you want to track the route. A
>>navigation chart shows the navigable waters. You can see where the ship
>>avoids shallow water and makes turns. Plot the GPS waypoints on the chart
>>and it's easy to keep track of what the ship is doing.
>>
>The ship had a chart posted near the dining room on the bb. The
>problem with a chart in the cabin was that we couldn't use the GPS in
>the cabin. I suppose if we had an outside balcony it might have been
>possible , but I could only use mine on an outside deck with nothing
>overhead. I had it hooked to charting software on the computer.
>
>I've never had anything but Garmins and the tracks usually last more
>than 24 hours (I've used the tracks when we were leaving port in a fog
>to prove to my husband that the marker that he saw WAS TOO the one
>that he should be looking at before we went aground) and also as an
>anchor watch. But we aren't moving very fast compared to an airplane
>or cruise ship.
>
>
>grandma Rosalie
>http://www12.virtualtourist.com/m/4a9c6/
I'm going to try celestial on my next cruise. I'm getting pretty good
at shooting stars.
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dillon
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