[Public-list] Knotmeters, GPS, Etc.

[Kristofer Coward]

On Tue, Nov 22, 2005 at 03:50:54AM -0800, Peter Staehling wrote:
> Since the GPS reads speed over land while the knot
> meter reads speed through the water, where current is
> involved the readings can be quite different.  I
> usually care more about when I will get to my
> destination so GPS always made sense to me, but if you
> were more concerned about speed through the water, the
> knotmeter or the calculation using the card may make
> more sense for you.

Sometimes it's just really nice to know both; helps you find uncharted
currents and eddies for one.

Cheers,
Kris

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