GL: Great Lakes

[Ken Bloomfield]

Speaking of knowledgeable, better check that math again.  Seems like you are 
off by a factor of 10 on feet per SM.

Also, the charts of the great Lakes from the Canadian Hydrography Services 
are often in meters.  Usefull in the North  Channel, etc.

Ken Bloomfield

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Rogers" <rcrogers6 at kennett.net>
To: "'John & Judy Gill'" <twojscom at quadnet.net>; "'Rob Johnson'" 
<dannysfault at starband.net>
Cc: <great-loop at lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 7:13 PM
Subject: Re: GL: Great Lakes


> Well heck, I ain't setting my chartplotter to statute miles - it'll take
> forever to get anywhere! However, if you want to use the Atlantic
> Intracoastal Waterway as a beverage dispenser, be my guest.
>
> Ron Rogers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John & Judy Gill
> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 5:31 PM
>
> Rob and List,
>
> Sorry to disagree with you, but the Charts of the Great Lakes use
> STATUTE Miles (not Nautical Miles) for distances and Feet (not
> Fathoms) for depths.  I would hope than anyone actually doing the
> America's Great Loop Cruise would be knowledgeable enough to know the
> difference between Nautical miles (6080 feet) versus Statute miles
> (52870 feet) distances.