Another one hits the rocks

[CateP]

Yep. Looks like Bizer did a good job of labeling the area in question. We used the Bizer App for our sailing vacations this year and it was excellent. Very easy to follow the green dotted path when we couldn't figure out what side of the markers we should go on. (if you're not familiar with the sun's position or other directional landmarks, it's easy to get a bit disoriented as to which direction is north and west and east and south.)

From a newbies perspective, the area between Chase and Farm is tricky because the open water is in the rock zone. I could see the natural inclination to go there. Plus, approaching 19 Mile Bay, people are kinda focused on getting there for their gas or shopping. The "Point A to Point B" mentality that we tend to have when driving our cars.

I think the formula for accidents is fairly clear in this case...
Unintuitive water area+Unexperienced boaters=BONK!! DING!! */&%!!@\%!!

[pcmc]

Interesting, I'll have to check out the app. I have a laminated map and GPS, but my GPS seems to fail more often than it works.

Originally Posted by CateP

Yep. Looks like Bizer did a good job of labeling the area in question. We used the Bizer App for our sailing vacations this year and it was excellent. Very easy to follow the green dotted path when we couldn't figure out what side of the markers we should go on. (if you're not familiar with the sun's position or other directional landmarks, it's easy to get a bit disoriented as to which direction is north and west and east and south.)

From a newbies perspective, the area between Chase and Farm is tricky because the open water is in the rock zone. I could see the natural inclination to go there. Plus, approaching 19 Mile Bay, people are kinda focused on getting there for their gas or shopping. The "Point A to Point B" mentality that we tend to have when driving our cars.

I think the formula for accidents is fairly clear in this case...
Unintuitive water area+Unexperienced boaters=BONK!! DING!! */&%!!@\%!!

[VitaBene]

Originally Posted by pcmc

Interesting, I'll have to check out the app. I have a laminated map and GPS, but my GPS seems to fail more often than it works.

The app is awesome and I only use it on a 5S phone- with a 4G enabled iPad, it would be even better!

[winnisummergal]

I LOVE THE BIZER APP!! Although I've been going to the lake for 44 years, sometimes when I'm on the water it all starts to look the same. I only get up once a year so it can be tough to remember everything and everyplace. So much beautiful green and if I'm talking to someone on the boat or in a new area, I may loose my bearings a bit. The bizer app shows exactly where I am and a dotted green line shows the best navigational course to keep me out of harms way and from being a bonehead, well sometimes....

Totally worth the $$ and I think almost everyone should have it. My dad even used it this summer when we were out on his new boat and he NEVER asks for directions! LOL

[pcmc]

Your Dad is right. We may need direction but it's an unwritten man rule to never ask for them.
Assembly instructions...let's not even go there.lol.

Originally Posted by winnisummergal

I LOVE THE BIZER APP!! Although I've been going to the lake for 44 years, sometimes when I'm on the water it all starts to look the same. I only get up once a year so it can be tough to remember everything and everyplace. So much beautiful green and if I'm talking to someone on the boat or in a new area, I may loose my bearings a bit. The bizer app shows exactly where I am and a dotted green line shows the best navigational course to keep me out of harms way and from being a bonehead, well sometimes....

Totally worth the $$ and I think almost everyone should have it. My dad even used it this summer when we were out on his new boat and he NEVER asks for directions! LOL

[Rich]

First, the Bizer app is good, but would be even better if it was also available for Android. iPhone is good, but there are a LOT of Androids out there too!

With this said, I know for paper charts, Bizer doesn't include all known hazards as it would make the paper charts too buzy. But with the ability to zoom in, and provide less detail when zooming out, it would be easy for the electronic versions of the charts to include much more data (and therefore more hazards) than the paper charts. It would be nice to see Bizer (and other charts) use this data and present it. After all, this is 2014, so we should no longer assume that a paper chart and an electronic one should be equal.