Atlas of Pilot Charts
For those of you cruising the world’s oceans, this might be interesting. Found over at the World-Cruising mailing list. “Ooohh, what a find! Pilot charts for the whole world…free…in pdf format. Large files.-Ken”
Panbo News and Reviews
Inmarsat’s BGAN For Leisure Yachts
Unfortunately we will have to wait for another two years before Inmarsat’s BGAN service will be available (pdf) for leisure yachts. But at that time all you need is a mini-M terminal, like the...
Brunswick’s SmartCraft
Brunswick’s SmartCraft system is moving slowly from PR to products. “That is why we designed SmartCraft with three independent CAN communication lines. It allows cross communication among these three CAN lines without risk of...
What’s On Board: Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise
A description of how this Greenpeace ship was Wi-Fi enabled. Somehow I missed this article before, it even got slashdotted. “In the crows nest is a wireless bridge, there is the option to switch...
Entry-Level LCD Radars
An LCD radar roundup over at Practical-Sailor.com will help you prevent overspending on this very important piece of technology onboard. Furuno at Amazon.com “Our field test of seven relatively inexpensive radar systems (average price...
3D Weather Reports
Not sure how and if this will work with chart overlay…, but it looks pretty cool. I’m sure this will provide you with better insight into how the weather actually works so you will...
AIS For Leisure Yachts
AIS, Automatic Identification System, has been mentioned here before. Over at the Yachting and Boating World Forums there’s a discussion on whether it already is or should be adopted by the marine leisure industry....
VistaPix Binocular & Digital Camera
Wired’s Gadget Lab features Celestron’s VistaPix Model 72212 Binocular & Digital Camera in its newsletter. It’s not yet best of both worlds, but worth a look. Celestron VistaPix Model 72212 at Amazon.com “These stealthy...
NavimaQ & SeaFarer/LX
So how about the navigation software for a Mac I mentioned the other day? Ben Ellison hinted at NavimaQ, developed by Barco Software. They also have a Linux navigation tool, SeaFarer/LX, which is now...
The Nokia 5140, A Sailor’s Phone
Last week I had a post on the potential of using your phone as a chartplotter. Nokia has just released a new phone, the 5140, which comes with a digital compass. Once calibrated, it...
