Jeffrey, Re: "I wish NOAA would make more frequent updates", boy are you right! When I had a chance to question a NOAA representative about why we get our marine charts updated every dozen years or so, while aviators get there's updated a minimum of twice a year, and there's costs 1/3 what we pay for ours, he rather sheepishly said "I guess they have a better lobby than you do"! I suspect he was merely rationalizing existing policy and priorities, but what it told me is that they don't have a very valid reason for short-changing us when they do a much better job with aviation charts. Bob Peterson 47' Lien Hwa CMY "Lopaka Nane" San Francisco -----Original Message----- From: Jeffrey Siegel Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 6:18 AM To: 'A Jensen'; trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com Subject: T&T: RE: Navigation with a laptop or a desk top > For a power user like yourself that argument is valid. > But what about the countless others who never go beyond having the > little boat icon crawl across the raster display? > We agree more than we disagree. You're right about chart updates - I wish NOAA would make more frequent updates. The reality is that most of the rocks don't change. I don't really care where many of the aids-to-navigation are placed. In fact, there is an argument to creating routes away from them. On a foggy day in Maine, you do not want to aim buoy-to-buoy because that is what everyone else is doing!