I started sailing just when smart phones started getting popular, and of course my first boat didn't have any navigation systems at all, just a very simple autopilot able to do only one task - keep the course steady according to the compass heading. I'm quite happy to actually have experienced navigating with paper maps, compass and the signals from light houses. I believe that kind of knowledge will slowly go extinct.
I started sailing just when smart phones started getting popular, and of course my first boat didn't have any navigation systems at all, just a very simple autopilot able to do only one task - keep the course steady according to the compass heading. I'm quite happy to actually have experienced navigating with paper maps, compass and the signals from light houses. I believe that kind of knowledge will slowly go extinct.