T&T: AIS info

[Anthony Thorne]

Yet one more comment on the value of AIS,

to be able to see commercial targets is golden,
to see a sailboat course following the wind and then tacking back and forth
is worthless.

So buy a non transmitting unit and keep the value of the system,

Anthony
CARMEN

On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 6:12 AM, Jeffrey Siegel <jeff at activecaptain.com>wrote:

> AIS is completely worthless...
>   ...except when it's the best navigation tool available
>
> AIS is the best navigation tool ever created...
>   ...except when it's worthless
>
>
> These kinds of statements are so typical of anything on the left side of
> the data-infomation-knowledge-wisdom chain.  AIS is very good at producing
> data.  Matched with a chartplotter, it can even give some basic information.
>  What we really want at our helm is knowledge and an understanding of our
> environment to allow us humans to make better decisions.  Perhaps we gain
> and share wisdom when we're done boating and relay our experiences across
> T&T.
>
> In the end, I guess I'd rather have AIS and decide at times to turn it off
> than to be out somewhere wishing that I had it.
>
>
> ====================================
> Jeffrey Siegel
> M/V aCappella
> DeFever 53RPH
> W1ACA/WDB4350
> Castine, Maine
>
> www.activecaptain.com
> The Interactive Cruising Guidebook
>
> Our cruising blog:
> http://takingpaws.blogspot.com
>
> Our live tracks:
> http://tinyurl.com/ActiveCaptainSPOT
>
>
> ..
>
> _______________________________________________
> http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering
>
> To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change
> email address, etc) go to:
> http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/trawlers-and-trawlering
>
> Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World
> Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.