Josh, I rely on AC for up to date hazard, shoaling, and nav aid data as well. (BTW, I sent a message to your Eboatcard just the other day.)
I delivered a boat early last summer that had a nice Raymarine plotter aboard, and the chart data included AC hazards notifications. The problem being that the data was somewhat dated, since the last Raymarine chart data was something like January 2015. Ditto the Garmin plotter on my own boat, where the Bluechart data was last updated in June 2014. I carry an IPad with nav software when I am aboard a boat other than my own. (Actually I carry it on my own boat but principally for access to the Internet and email.) The software on the IPad is called Skipper, and the AC data gets updated automatically about once a month, provided there is a Wi-Fi connection available for a data download. Skipper also checks for NOAA chart updates whenever the program is started and there is a Wi-Fi connection, and updates the chart data stored in the IPad. There are a couple of rough edges to the Skipper app, and some things I don’t like about using the IPad for a chart plotter. But, darn, it is nice to always have up to date charts and hazard warnings wherever I go. Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Josh Muckley via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 6:04 PM To: C&C List <[email protected]> Cc: Josh Muckley <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Stus-List Raymarine e-Series Chartplotters/MFDs AC is particularly helpful with destination planning but the part I miss on my chartplotter is the anchorages and hazards which include shoaling and Nav-aid errors. Additionally, with active captain integrated into the chartplotter I would be more likely to update those pieces of information. As it stands I can mark the hazards with waypoints but then have to transfer that info later...Which never happens.
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