Comments on: Cockpit Navigation https://habitablezone.com/2012/05/29/cockpit-navigation/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:05:37 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bowser https://habitablezone.com/2012/05/29/cockpit-navigation/#comment-15441 bowser Tue, 29 May 2012 23:12:28 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=15766#comment-15441 I've read that entire post, and am in awe of the number of things which must be done, simultaneously and in different parts of the boat. In bad weather it looks impossible even for your Mark I octopus. I'm passing up Plan B. Plan C: Chop down that tall pole, install a diesel, put it on autopilot and go down and wrap oneself around the motor to stay warm. Grab your St. Christopher medal and have one of the kids keep it pointed into the seas. No sense barfing into a bucket, it'll just tip over. I’ve read that entire post, and am in awe of the number of things which must be done, simultaneously and in different parts of the boat. In bad weather it looks impossible even for your Mark I octopus. I’m passing up Plan B.

Plan C: Chop down that tall pole, install a diesel, put it on autopilot and go down and wrap oneself around the motor to stay warm. Grab your St. Christopher medal and have one of the kids keep it pointed into the seas.

No sense barfing into a bucket, it’ll just tip over.

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