Illusionist chart service

[padean]

Happened to notice this ad in a boating magazine today, and my eye immediately zoomed in on the rather glaring mistake in the otherwise pleasant cruising picture. I can't decide if this is a new kind of sailboat without shrouds attached to the spreaders on the starboard side only (maybe some new carbon fiber stay-less masts that they forgot to leave off the spreaders?); or maybe a new kind of sail that is fluid, and can part and reform around the shrouds and spreaders. Either way, I can't help but think that a boat like this may have saved me an embarrassing moment or two when I was first learning to trim in a genoa sheet and trimmed too tight.....

I realize it is kind of picky (or I have too much time on my hands), but an ad for sailing navigation resources should probably make an effort at accuracy. I'd hate to follow a chart where the marked channel went around behind a marker buoy to the wrong side.... It is easy enough for me to find trouble on my own. I have to admit, however, that I have used OceanGrafix for charts before and they were excellent.

[Spiritman]

I just got dizzy looking at that.

[padean]

So did the graphic designer, obviously.....

[camaraderie]

What the hell is that top spreader for??? A four spreader rig and a magic genny!! Good find!
There's an ad on TV for one of the credit cards right now that I laugh at everytime I see it. This couple is on a sailboat cruising along and the boat takes a knockdown...but it falls to windward!

[uspirate]

If you look at it this way it doesnt hurt as much

[midlifesailor]

I've noticed that ad a couple of times in the BoatUS mag.

Its not exactly confidence inspiring for a company thats supposed to produce navigation charts.

If they draw sails like that, they'll probably have you sailing up Constitution Ave thinking you're at Wolf Trap light.