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What is the worst sailing or marine invention ever?
Chart plotter. Sailing becomes just another way to spend your time staring at a computer screen in the 21st century. It becomes even worse when it evolves into a multifunction screen that gives you many more numbers and images to contemplate, when you should be enjoying the day. (That said, GPS is the best invention. It has saved many sailors on foggy, rainy days.)
Nah, gizmos like chart plotters are not inherently bad... I'd say a lot of that stuff belongs more in the category of "Most Abused"...
Especially, when interfaced with an autopilot to a distant waypoint
On my "Most Abused" list, it's probably a toss-up between stern arches:
Nav-Pods...
and dinghy davits...
And last, but not least, one cannot forget the Honda 2000 Portable Generator
As for "Worst MARINE Invention" ever, I'd say few things rival the "Personal Watercraft"... Really takes something special, to spoil a day like this in the Exumas, for anyone else within earshot...
Personal Watercraft. Jet Ski is a registered trademark of Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA. Let's not limit ourselves. Honda, Yamaha, Polaris - all are equally annoying.
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