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I started running from buoy to buoy and listening for the bells , whistles and horns and counting blinks and dot and dashes from light nhouses. I then bought an amazing electronic device called a radio direction finder. That was the cats meow. I could get a fix on the Brenton tower beacon all the way from New Haven Ct. Then I waited for the funds to go up and the prices to go down and finally got a loran. Used that for about 6 or 7 years and finally had a hand held GPS that could tell be if I was on my own mooring or the one next to me in Newport Harbor. As it got easier every step I was quite aware that it was all getting more and more dangerous the more I relied on instruments and the less I relied on myself. I often turned off the GPS and made my way to Cutty or Nantucket with the charts and Elbridge current maps and going Buoy to Buoy just to keep in practice. Everyone who is out there a lot should do it too.
Now I can't really see why anyone would prefer Loran to GPS. As far as what happens if there is war with someone sophisticated enough to take out or jam satellites well I don't think navgating the coast will be a problem cause we will all be glowing in the dark.
Anyway , honest question , why would you prefer Loran to GPS?
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