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Of the gizmos I've owned, that seemed like the least valuable. 
In Response To: Does a wind direction indicator tell you any more than a windex? ()
I prefer a windex or on my current boat, just tell tales on the shrouds. I think they're more sensitive. Those give me all the info I need to sail. And that's only to get started. Then I do all my sailing by the sails telltales. At night, a flashlight in the cockpit for checking the telltales on sails or shrouds helps.
Stuff on the top of the mast is vulnerable to damage too. I don't know how many Windex's I've replaced over several decades, and the senders are fragile too.
But I'm usually in the minority on electronics. I'm sure some people swear by them.
Messages In This Thread
- Does a wind direction indicator tell you any more than a windex?
- Of the gizmos I've owned, that seemed like the least valuable.
- Alone, probably not (beyond not having to look up constantly; BUT
- Windex? Windex? Oh- you mean a "destination finder"
- True wind display is a reality check
- Another take
- I like my instruments
- Besides a crook in the neck, also not staring at the sun which is often up there.
- That's what Gene should hear. A WSD should be fun and may give you more info.
- That's what Gene should hear. A WSD should be fun and may give you more info.
- For the real natural navigators and sailors -- heirs to the skills of old
- Of the gizmos I've owned, that seemed like the least valuable.
