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The Resourceful Sailor Says GPS Is Not Guaranteed Positioning System

Thanks to Monica and Latitude 38‘s online version, ‘Lectronic Latitude, for publishing The Resourceful Sailor Says GPS Is Not Guaranteed Positioning System on October 23, 2024. It conveys an experience in the Port Townsend area regarding GPS and a new Standard Horizon VHF radio installed on Sampaguita, a 1985 Flicka 20 sailboat. Click the link below to be directed to the full article. Thanks for checking it out. https://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/resourceful-sailor-gps-not-guaranteed-positioning-system/

Category: 2023 Voyage, Culture, Gear & Maintenance, Life in 240 Inches, Overnight Trips, The Dock Life, The Resourceful Sailor Series, The Salish Sea, Voyage 2024 Tags: electronic warfare, f-18, Flicka 20, GPS, growler, Latitude 38, Naval Base, Pacific Seacraft, port townsend, sailboat, sailing, Sampaguita, standard horizon, Whidbey Island

Sampaguita Visits Her Birthplace

Well, almost. Sampaguita sits in the Newport Beach, CA anchorage, about as close as she can get by water. She was built by Pacific Seacraft of Fullerton, CA in 1985. Sampaguita had an excellent sail from Santa Catalina Island to arrive in Newport Beach with the rising sun(and dense fog.) We had a fairly steady SE breeze of 5-10 knots crossing the San Pedro Channel which kept us moving on a starboard… Read More

Category: 2023 Voyage, Culture, Gear & Maintenance, Life in 240 Inches, Overnight Trips, ThreeSheets, Wildlife Tags: anchorage, Costa Mesa, Flicka 20, fog, Fullerton, Newport Beach, Pacific Seacraft, pelican, sailboat, Santa Catalina, standard horizon, voyage