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 >  I personally think it's silly for a sub-30 foot boat to have a chart
table; there just ain't enough room.

I made room - it wasn't that big a sacrifice as it basically just
resurfaces the salon table covering over
the rounded ends with the 'lip' thats supposed to keep your plate on the
table and the 1/4" gap in the
fold down center that pokes holes in charts if you accidentally press
too hard over it.

I also feel that when I'm going somewhere:
  job 1 is  sailing the boat - this includes keeping a watch for the
"big boys" (see attached :-)  )
  job 2 is navigating the boat so I don't get lost.
eating etc; is done on a 'as can' basis - not too much of a burden for a
2 or 3 hr leg.

 > But I suspect that there are "check off the list of features" buyers
and builders that feel a uselessly tiny table bests none at all.

I agree 100% and think buyers and builders are equally to blame for that
attitude. If buyers insisted on a 'real' chart table, or
flat chart storage builders would do it right - heck - Beneteau and
Jeanneau ($$$$) put a wheel on both the port and starboard,
so you can see better on a given tack.

I wonder how many people would actually go anywhere if you gave them a
boat without a gps / chart-plotter and insisted that
they use traditional navigation ( just basic coastal DR & Pilotage,
...and heaven forbid you handed them a sextant) ?

I love this list, but most of the time we are 'preaching to the choir' -
or having informed discussions about navigation.
~Greg

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