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• I met Curtis Rindlaub, publisher of the Maine Cruising Guide in Rockport Harbor.
  • Vindo
    • You can't just pour over a phone or iPad planning destinations!
      • Get with the program, Dave - ACTIVE CAPTAIN is now where it's at... (grin)
        • Paper charts
          • I second that! ... And disagree with Dave
            • One can research this way, but not four people, IMHO.
              • Dave, it's all accessible offline
              • I re-read your post
                • For a lot of people...
            • When ever we...
            • I have yet to find a plotter, tablet, or other screen...
              • I get that. I couldn't at all plan on my CP.
                • THAT is what I am talking about!
              • You can if you use raster charts
                • Larry, when planning a trip, I don't care about raster, vector, apps, laptops, or tablets. None give me what I want.
                • PS. I do not own an iPad, iPhone, or iPod and have little desire for any of them. Call me a Luddite.
          • I lost a chart overboard so use a weight now.
            • LOL! That's great
          • Chartplotter backup
            • This is all fine until the s*+^%....
              • One can always play the "what if" game to extremes
                • With that all said...
                  • We do not for our current area
            • Neil, do you have a blog?
              • No blog, but lots of photos of Norway at
                • Beautiful pics, Neil
      • Sure you can...
        • I was thinking more like an LCD tabletop in the saloon.
      • Curtis would love to see that. He wasn't all that optimistic,...
        • Good god... multiple reviews of harbors?
          • He remembers us all from trying to jump start his website. Remember?