>… how far off shore have you used your iPad as a navigational tool, and have >you always had cell coverage.<
A few years back I experienced occasional coverage 5 to 10 miles offshore from Tofino BC (West Coast, Vancouver Island) to San Diego. There is little to no Vancouver Island coverage north of Port Hardy around the top back south to Tofino. On the inside of Vancouver Island, north of Campbell River the coverage can be spotty. Your mileage will vary on the height of the cell tower and your carrier’s equipment. A personal best for cell phone coverage was back in 1993 using a Motorola “brick” phone. I was 200 miles west of Cape Flattery and needed to contact the boat’s owner to discuss delivery of engine parts (+ coffee, bread, and a French brand of cigarettes) to Neah Bay. I was firing up the SSB when one of the crew stated he had the owner on the cell phone. My guess is the higher wattage of that era of cell phones allowed the signal to bounce off the atmosphere and hit an antenna on Vancouver Island. For the US west coast, some cell coverage can be found when close to shore mostly near towns but I strongly recommend having a VHF. As to the iPad or other non-marine nav aids offshore, carry backup nav aids (paper charts, separate GPS etc.) as the salt water never rests in its relentless attack on electronics and your power will always quit at the worst possible time (i.e. not on bright sunny days with the coast in sight). Martin Calypso 1971 C&C 43 Seattle From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Brad Crawford Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 5:40 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Electronics - was Re: Setting GPS Waypoints Andrew, I have used my iPad most of the time as a chartplotter also, using Navionics, we also carry back up paper charts. So far our long distance trips have been to the San Juan islands and Gulf Islands of British Columbia. Just out of curiosity, how far off shore have you used your iPad as a navigational tool, and have you always had cell coverage. Brad C&C 36 Dora Pearl Seattle Sent from my iPad
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