Thanks Fred. I know that. I do not believe that was what was being used
on this old wooden boat, which had a laundry list of rather important
things that were either not present or not operational. It should never
have left the dock.
Bill Bina
On 3/3/2017 8:05 AM, Frederick G Street via CnC-
Bill — if you have an onboard WiFi router and get the AIS data to that from an
AIS receiver or VHF, that’s another way to get AIS data to your iPad or tablet
(rather than shore stations).
Fred Street -- Minneapolis
S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^(
> On Mar
I, too believe that is why losing his wifi connection would have
mattered. However, using AIS apps on a tablet or phone means you are
using land based AIS information, which is usually delayed by 20 minutes
or so, and does not show all vessels with AIS transmitters. Land based
AIS data is gathe
This story seems to indicate an abundance of stupidity at fault, not the
Ipad. The Ipad or android tablet etc, does not need wi-fi connection to
give an accurate position on a downloaded electronic vector or raster chart
anymore than a dedicated plotter does. An Ipad or dedicated plotter is *not*
A
Actually, I think that fellow was using wifi to get AIS positions and he lost
his signal not using the iPad for navigating.
Andy
C&C 40
Peregrine
Andrew Burton
61 W Narragansett
Newport, RI
USA02840
http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/
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> On Mar 2, 2017, at
Here’s one more reason not to use an iPad for your primary (or only) navigation
source.
http://gcaptain.com/maib-experienced-launch-skippers-reliance-on-ipad-navigation-app-contributed-to-collision-on-humber-river/
Jake
Jake Brodersen
C&C 35 Mk-III “Midnight Mistress”
Hampton VA
