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?
Battery technology is improving and expanding. There’s a lot in the works that is promising.
A slow-burn circumnavigation on a Nordhavn 51.
Radar has daytime advantages. Here’s how to make the most of them.
For Victoria Sass and her husband, a 1983 Viking 44 Motor Yacht was the perfect compromise.
Anacortes Boat & Yacht Show featuring Trawlerfest has an impressive in-water selection of over 200 new and pre-owned boats, informative classes for both new and
The many unforeseen challenges and rewards of the Great Loop
Cruising the Down East Circle Route on a Krogen Express 52
You do not need to be a seasoned mechanic to have confidence in your engine.
Circa Marine’s new 24m sleek, efficient, all-aluminum adventure vessel has a low carbon footprint and all-weather capability.
Once deemed too small for commercial fishing, the trawler San Gottardo sets an Arctic course with a climate change charity.
