Hi Lee and others, On Angel Louise we have been using apps for a couple years, first those for the iPhone/iPod Touch, now those specially dedicated for the iPad specifically.
Those that we used for the first two years were: NAVIONICS: US EAST NAVIONICS: CARIBBEAN (those both cost $19.95 back then and are no longer sold) NAVIONICS now sells an HD App, more expensive but looks good. We have since purchased: NAVIONICS HD: Europe HD (+\- $60) NAVIONICS HD: UK & HOLLAND HD (=\- $50) We plan to use the above two as backup after crossing the Atlantic this Spring/Summer. After you download while online you use from the machine memory. Additionally we have purchased and like: iGrib (fabulous app for $6 that downloads and shows all grid charts - must be online to load em) iNavX by the maker of the MacENC program we use aboard... Gold Standard in US Chartplotting Apps IMHO for the US and Bahamas. AyeTides Buoys For US Wx I purchased (on BoatUS recommendation) MarineCast (but I think it sucks) GPS ENHANCEMENT with DEDICATED GPS APP & HARDWARE: With any of the items you can upgrade the GPS chip, or if you use a WiFi only iPAD or iPAD Touch - have a GPS added, by purchase of the Bad Elf GPS from www.bad-elf.com ($99) It is much faster and stronger than the GPS chip that is in the 3G and iPhone units, and works with all software that is location sensitive in the iPad App Store. On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 11:50 AM, Sam Densler <[email protected]> wrote: > I use EarthNC ($9.99) and Navimatics Charts&Tides ($24.99) on the > iPhone/iPad both include charts. I use GPSNavX ($49.99) on the Mac, > they have an iPhone/iPad app but I have not used it yet. > > Sam > > > > On 5/10/11 10:29 AM, Lee Haefele wrote: >> I see people using IPads for a chart plotter. Why are the good recommended >> APS to do this? >> Lee Haefele >> _______________________________________________ >> Liveaboard mailing list >> [email protected] >> To adjust your membership settings over the web >> http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard >> To subscribe send an email to [email protected] >> >> To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >> The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ >> >> To search the archives >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> >> The Mailman Users Guide can be found here >> http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html >> > > -- > **************************** > > Sam Densler > mailto:[email protected] > http://www.islandfx.com/lady > > S/V Lady of the Lake > PDQ 36, Hull #15 > Melbourne, FL > > S/V Stories She Could Tell > Endeavour 37, Hull #454 > Destroyed by Hurricane Frances 2004 > Reborn and sailing again in 2007 > > **************************** > > "If you ever wonder why you ride the carousel, > you do it for the stories you can tell." > > Jimmy Buffett > "Stories We Could Tell" > A1A > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > -- Ed Kelly sailing vessel ANGEL LOUISE - Catalac 12m Skype Cell telephone: 202-657-6357 [email protected] _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
