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• Why am I amazed that cruisers still crash into reefs and lose their boats, especially in well charted NZ waters?
  • Maybe you're amazed because you haven't hit a reef?
    • Last month we hit a reef at almost 6 knots.
      • Wifi in the San Blas
        • We're in Bocas headed for Providencia next week.
    • Agree 100% Tom, and one of the newer causes is vector charts
      • That drives me crazy
      • Worse than that ....
        • Coasties told us, in 75% of the groundings they are called out on...
          • THERE'S YER SIGN..........
          • Similar to my impression that a similar percentage of ICW cruisers calling Sea Tow immediately after a grounding...
      • I like the combination feature on my
        • I do that with the C-Series as well
    • In my case, I knew the rocks were there, I was just looking for them...
  • Cruise a place like the Bahamas, or Belize for awhile, you'll no longer be amazed...
    • or ....
      • Damn, I can throw an egg pretty damn far....
        • all relative ...
          • For close quarters try....