I know how to navigate by the stars, use a sextant, etc. After the first batch got over the growing pains and the feds released the other satellites, GPS is the way to go. Combined with an electronic emergency signal or EPIRB, it makes sailing a lot less risky. Not that I don't trust my own skills, but the best great navigation can do for you in an emergency is to give you the satisfaction of plotting exzctly where you died.

Spaw