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
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