![]() You simply need more real estate than most chartplotters provide in order to get the big picture with decent detail. This one small example indicates one of the major downfalls of most digital charting systems: Due to the available screen size, you can either look at a small area in good detail or a large area with insufficient detail. But at the same time, I like to have a folded paper chart nearby showing me the big picture at a glance so I can think more broadly about the route, where we are headed, possibly how to deal with an upcoming wind shift, etc. I like to have the chartplotter running when offshore, silently keeping a continuous note of our position, speed, progress and relation to hazards. I feel the same way about nautical charting. Could I instead sail up to the dock? Sure, in an emergency - but why does it have to be one or the other? But when it comes time to work my way in or out of a fuel dock or a marina, I prefer to do it under power. There is nothing finer than a long sail when the wind is right, the sails are trimmed and the boat is gliding silently across the bay. Can you be all-digital and be safe? Yes! Can you go all-paper and be safe? Yes!īut why do you have to go all one way or the other? Just like sailboats equipped with powerful diesel engines, most of us choose to have both. However, like with most things there is no single correct answer for every situation. I frequently see long and acrid online forum argument threads about the superiority of digital charting vs. ![]()
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