GL: Great Lakes

[Ron Rogers]

Based upon the inability of some list members to accurately read and
attribute email to the proper source, I think it is wise for us to remember
that some of these folks are actually out on the water operating vessels.
And these are folks who are interested in cruising and have joined a list to
exchange information. We should just drop this hopeless topic.

Ron Rogers

-----Original Message-----
From: great-loop-bounces at lists.samurai.com
[mailto:great-loop-bounces at lists.samurai.com] On Behalf Of Ken Bloomfield
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 8:22 PM
To: great-loop at lists.samurai.com
Subject: Re: GL: Great Lakes

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.
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