A boat race of note, some measles content, and in the “a bad connection” department…
Way back when, at the Beaulieu boat jumble, we came across an American selling circumnavigation chart kits for something like a hundred pounds or so. Of course, the charts were xeroxed, black and white, and 3/4 size but they came in a big burgundy Cordura bag and the kit had to weigh at least 25 kilos.
It just might have been the best deal I’ve ever come across in terms of boat or cruising stuff. We could go just about anywhere.
Now days, when a single paper chart costs $28 or more, the outlay for circumnavigation coverage would cost more than our Islander.
A LOT MORE!
Still, we do need some minimal coverage in paper but digital charting is the way to go. The following video from one of my favorite You Tube channels, The Low Cost Sailor, has just about all the information you’ll need to know for navigating your frugal digital charting path. Good stuff.
For anyone interested, I’m leaning towards the Orca charts with CPN as a backup…