For planning I use OpenCPN or my Ipad with Garmin BlueChart (no longer supported) or Navionics. On the boat I have an e7 plotter and OpenCPN and my phone and/or IPad. I like redundant independent systems.
It is more important that you use your tools correctly than have a specific piece of gear/software. Joel <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 10:41 AM, Andrew Burton via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Well, as one who regularly uses an iPad as a nav tool, I guess my nav > skills are inappropriate! I admit to (boast of) being something of a > traditionalist when it comes to all things maritime--it took me until ten > years ago to leave my sextant behind when I'd head offshore--but neither am > I a Luddite. It's a foolish navigator who doesn't use every tool at his > disposal to keep his vessel safe. For a couple of decades celestial > navigation was the only tool I had available, which made landfalls quite a > tricky business. Especially finding Bermuda on a hazy day. And in those > days the BVI had few if any lights on the north shore at night, so we'd > heave to until dawn so we could avoid all the reefs. > The technology is good and when you mix it with good seamanship can be > used very successfully. Part of good seamanship is not to completely trust > any one input when it comes to navigation; along the coast I will check > bearings and depth, for instance, to be sure I'm getting good info from my > iPad. > > Andy > > Andrew Burton > 61 W Narragansett > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > +401 965-5260 > > On Dec 28, 2017, at 09:44, Persuasion37 via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Sure let’s get our abacus out and do some plotting. Oh ya don’t forget > the sextant. > > Mike > S/V Persuasion > C&C 37 Keel/CB > Long Sault > > *From:* Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List > *Sent:* Thursday, December 28, 2017 9:37 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Marek Dziedzic > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List iNAV > > shall we start a discussion on how inappropriate it is to use an iPad as a > navigation tool? (;-) > > Merry after Christmas > > Marek > > *From:* Russ & Melody via CnC-List > *Sent:* Thursday, December 28, 2017 09:17 > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Russ & Melody > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List iNAV > > > Blame the navigator, not the tools... and if the navigator is a tool then > it still gets the blame. > > At the risk of sounding like a techno-peasant, is the iNav another apple > thingy? I'm still stuck on OpenCPN or Visual Navigator (without a dongle) > on an XP box . > > > Cheers, Russ > *Sweet *35 mk-1 > > > > ------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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