Xanatos live AIS viewer
I used to refer people to AISlive as a great way to learn what the technology is doing for marine safety, but unfortunately the revised public service has turned out to be rather limited. Yesterday...
Yearly Archive: 2005
Charlie Barr’s record
Yike! Above is the OPC’s prediction for 8 pm tomorrow night, my time. Today, 20 of the mightiest sailing yachts on the planet will set off from New York in a Transatlantic Challenge meant to celebrate, and...
Overly smart bilge pump switches?
Navagear found a solid state bilge pump switch that can discriminate between fuel/oil and water, so presumably you will not pump the bad stuff overboard. I’m just a wee bit skeptical about how well...
AIS Engine in U.S., and on plotters
Yesterday I was tickled to learn that Nasa’s AIS Radar and Engine will be marketed in U.S. under the well known Si-Tex brand (thanks, Pascal). That means U.S. sales and support. It also turns out that the Engine...
Be a chart skeptic
U.S. Navy Submarine Captain Kevin Mooney takes full responsibility for crashing the San Francisco into a practically uncharted undersea mount in the Pacific last January. Yesterday the New York Times published a detailed story about...
Scuttlebutt subscription drive
The super fine sailing newsletter Scuttlebutt is having a subscription drive, with benefits for all. If you aren’t getting it, or know people who might enjoy it, for cripes sake do the clicks. The...
Dealing with lobster pots
Eli — proprietor of the often stimulating EliBoat (a blog sadly long defunct by 2019) — knows Maine waters and yesterday wondered “if the new charting programs will ever find a way to plot 6 trillion...
Wireless helmet headsets for BatBoat?
Yeeeeeha! The basic V-24 is a 26’, 360 Hp, 70 knot racer designed a few years ago by Ocke Mannerfelt, and said to be relatively ‘safe’ and easy to drive. Panbo reader Tom W. has a custom version sporting 650...
NMEA 2000, on the water
It was another damp weekend in Maine, but the leaves are popping and I finally got out on the water. The NMEA 2000 test rig performed fabulously. Check out the bigger image here to see how...
