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A fair number of boats we test today don’t have compasses, a shortcoming that many boaters consider a nautical no-no. A compass ensures safe navigation, even when a boat is equipped with a GPS.

Since its first documented use by the Chinese centuries ago, the magnetic compass has guided countless sailors safely across the seas. Though the compass allowed for the advent of modern navigation, ...

PARENT. IT PROVIDES DIRECTION. IT HELPS GUIDE YOU TO WHERE YOU’RE GOING AND REMINDS YOU OF WHERE YOU’VE BEEN. BUT WHERE DO COMPASSES THEMSELVES COME FROM? IF YOU THINK NEWPORT OR MARBLEHEAD OR SOME ...