Which way is up for GPS screen

[littlejim]

I like having it North up same as the chart.

[oddbudman]

I guess my answer is both.

North up when on chart- i find this is good when fishing a mark as you can see which way your drift is going.

But I like going to marks using highway mode.

Best of both worlds?

I've got a Garmin GPS 298.

oddbudman

[Noelm]

funny thing, I have done a lot of navigating (not just going to a waypoint) and I prefer to orient the chart to relate to the shore, then use the GPS in a "head up mode" but the proper way (I guess) is to have "north up" same as a compass and charts would be oriented.

[Deiter]

I always use Nth up now. The reason being that in "track up", the display moves, chops changes, and swaps ends too much for my liking when going slow or drifting. I have a separate "highway" or navigation mode that i use while travelling from one mark to another.

Damo

[gleeeza]

I am sticking with north up.

I found it was like backing the trailer with mirrors at times which took a hell of a lot of practice but has become second nature now, I just had to persevere until it sunk in. Won't say how long it took but all good things come to he who waits, and waits,and waits

Gleeza

[tunaticer]

I have north up as me preferred chart orientation however when travelling towards a mark or waypoint I have configured my screen to have a heading degree and a bearing degree. I find it is lots easier to keep those two numbers the same and not have to keep referring to the chart to see how far i am off course due to wind or current or just cruising lazily in that rough direction.
I also find the bearing will pick up a change of direction a lot sooner than relying on driving the highway or following the line for a heading on the plotter mode.

Jack.

[snelly1971]

North Up is the only way for ME...

Mick

[STUIE63]

i voted north up but on the weekend i tried for the first time course up when i followed a track and it seemed easier but to navigate i will still use course up
Stuie