Thanks for the response Scott.

I did, actually, find the Loran and RDF section of the class quite interesting, as I had (and still have, actually) no hands on experience with those types of electronics. Yes, I have been sailing exclusively since the advent of GPS!

I agree with your comments about the fundamentals of coastal nav being important BEFORE the addition of electronics such as GPS. Though, I do think this logic really applies to all electronics including RDF, Loran, and radar, which we did spend a fair amount of time with.

For me, the best part of the class was working nav problems on paper charts, which is what we did spend most of the class time working on.

And, I learned that my wife is both faster and more accurate than I am doing chart work! A good thing to know!