It was more than 12 years ago. My friend, the yachtsman from Kiel/Germany bought on some flea market antique, kerosene navi lamps from XIX century. Still working and in excellent condition. He got the idea how to use them in practice and made the "zero electricity" voyage. From Kiel to Karlskrona, Gottland and back to Kiel. 3 weeks on Baltic Sea in September/October on his own 39ft ketch Bettina.
To avoid the temptation all batteries were removed from the boat (except the one small for emergency call). We (four guys) were boarded without cell phones, digital players and cameras. No modern electric devices were allowed. Unfortunately we have not any picture from this voyage, because nobody had old fashioned camera for taking pictures on 35mm film.
The friendly motorboat tugged us from marina to the open sea and we were moved in time to best sea practice of ancient sailors. Paper charts, sextant, magnetic compass, stars, sun, binoculars, 24 hours watch on deck. 3 gallons of kerosene gave us energy for lighting and cooking.
Fortunatelly me and Ralph (the boat owner and skipper) are the boaters from pre-gps era and we have learned traditional navigation. We found the waypoints and the targets without any problem. So, the boating without electronics is possible.
Even, I have decided to equip my boat in modern eletronics (chartplotter, GPS, AIS receiver, etc) I'm not afraid the massive short circuit what can make these devices useless scrap.
Somewhere deep under the bunk will be a small trunk with sextant, setsquares and paper charts. For better sleeping only I hope.
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