The Luddite Club
February 1, 2024
Call me a codger, but I believe we have reached the point of over-teching everything.
Call me a codger, but I believe we have reached the point of over-teching everything.
Charts are about to change in a big way. Here’s what that means for you.
NOAA is scheduling the end of paper-chart production. It’s a bad plan for recreational boaters.
The time needed to make a new nautical chart depends on how many pieces of the puzzle are in the box.
A cruising couple experiences what passagemaking is all about while Down East aboard a Duffy 35.
The next step in mapping, LiDAR utilizes high-tech lasers to give us the most accurate maps yet.
Making and updating nautical charts is a continuous process that involves many people from different disciplines and organizations.
The Mystic Seaport Museum presents their exhibit, Science, Myth, and Mystery: The Vinland Map Saga
Written by Ben Ellison on May23, 2017 for Panbo, The Marine Electronics Hub I’m a longtime fan of Landfall Navigation and I’m sure their intentions
Did you know that some areas of the U.S. coastal chart you’re using may only show land and bottom features accurate in position to +/- 1,600 feet, and you shouldn’t be confident about the depth soundings either?
The crew of Celt, a Nordhavn 43, explore Australia and Indonesia on their multiyear circumnavigation.
All the right things, in all the right places.
Bearings from the Editor’s Desk
Devising a safe, easy way to get our dog on shore from an anchorage required some innovation.
Before you go to sea, know how to access telehealth services, acquire medication refills and get medical care.
Planning for loss of steering and engine control requires familiarity, not new equipment.
A set layout is paired with an impressive list of standard equipment on a proven hull design.
When you can’t go any faster or slower, there are other options to help you arrive safely.
Let’s bring back these nautical words and terms. They’re better than the way we communicate today.
Once a rescue craft, this Norway-built steel trawler is the ticket to ride for a venturesome crew.
