PLOT A VOYAGE

Friends don’t let friends set autorouting and go! It might be fine for a snapshot, but no program anticipates the true complexity of a route.

1. Begin by plotting in your starting point and destination.

2. Zoom in to adjust departure and arrival points.

3. Add waypoints to route you safely away from your departure point, and into your destination harbor.

4. Add waypoints that shape the stages of your passage.

5. Mark hazards (weather buoys) or possible hazards (debris areas) from research.

6. Trace a zoomed-in view of the route for any charted hazards.

7. Research and add bailout options and new routes in the event of changing circumstances that require rerouting underway, gear breakdowns, or unexpected weather or sea conditions.