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• VOR Team Vestas Wind being abandoned in Indian Ocean...
  • That's strange...Also generally called St. Brandon
  • Latest Statement from Volvo Ocean Race Site
    • Here's a pic, she's definitely high and dry...
      • Perhaps, if they had a paper chart on board....
        • New tech. has never saved stupid.
          • Tight rope walker
          • They do that already
      • We have a redundant displays at both the helm and nav station
      • Navionics doesn't seem to have it charted
        • Interesting explanation from Ian Walker aboard ABU DHABI...
        • Navionics? They have it
        • It shows on my iPhone's Navionics chart but....
      • Another pic to put the situation in perspective...
      • Sounds like stupid to me
  • New Incident, Old Mistake
    • I've gotta assume fatigue was a likely contributor...
      • You have to zoom in?
        • I don't buy the zoom in thing
          • Which CP does that?
            • Our Standard Horizan .....
              • I prefer raster charts when available
                • Stopped using vector charts with Open CPN
                  • Why do people pay for them and why do companies charge? Answer
                • I normally have both......
            • Furuno NN3D
          • I generally agree most of those points
      • Yes, fatigue on more than just the navigator and captain
        • Look over the Navionics Site
  • Satphone interview with Team Vestas' skipper...