At the moment I am 164.3 miles NNW of Jost van Dyke, 6 days out of Ft Lauderdale, FL delivering a boat. Naviguessing with my iPad. I run navionics and iNavX on my this one. On my own boat I have a new Raymarine e7D that broadcasts wifi and an old iPad is my repeater at my nav table. It works a treat.
Andy C&C 40 Peregrine Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 > On Feb 28, 2017, at 21:54, Josh Muckley via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > But the irony is that you are all swearing off tablets just to turn and place > your faith in other "purpose built" electronic devices. > > Professional made chart plotters are subject to electrical failures, software > errors, user error (vespes wind), and lack of chart updates. Compasses can > be affected by geo-magnetic anomalies or nearby ferrous metals. > Fundamentally, safe navigation requires proper seamanship including a > vigilant watch and redundant instruments. Understanding the limitations of > both is just as critical and that is where tablets get risky. It IS almost > too easy to become enamored by their capabilities and then overestimate their > reliability. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > >> On Feb 28, 2017 10:48 AM, "Frederick G Street via CnC-List" >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> I used Nobeltec TZ on my iPad Mini (along with a Bad Elf BluetoothGPS >> receiver) for the Annapolis to Bermuda Race a few years back; it was nice >> for its portability. But even with the Mini in a splash-proof Lifeproof >> case, I wouldn’t want to rely on it as the primary source for navigation. >> Stuff happens; batteries get low at the wrong time, things get dropped >> overboard or stepped on, and so on. Having a dedicated, purpose-built >> device connected to the boat and its batteries still seems to me like the >> best option. Having backups to that is also a good idea, one that the iPad >> fills well. >> >> Fred Street -- Minneapolis >> S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( >> >>> On Feb 28, 2017, at 7:48 AM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List >>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >>> >>> “ They may be nice for backup” +1 on that. >>> >>> As Bill says, plenty of people swear by them, but I am afraid that there is >>> a lot of tablet (Apple) bigotry in that (I hope I am not starting a Holly >>> War here). Even the cost argument is not really true. A basic GPSMAP 76 >>> (one can have it for about $150) is probably better. >>> >>> But it all depends what you use it for and what you need it for. On an easy >>> Sunday cruise it would probably work fine (and you would have plenty of >>> interesting information available). >>> >>> Marek >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish >> to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: >> https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> >> All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish > to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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