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Comment on Here’s Why You Need an iPad on the Boat by Chris

Chris — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:13:38 +0000

eTienne,
I checked out that app, but the comments say that as a European-made app, it offers poor coverage of North America.
Also, the screenshots look like more of the same, i.e. weather comments like sunny or cloudy, temperature and precipitation chance. Sailors need wind and wave height and a discussion of the weather outlook such as where lows and highs are forming and moving. Your suggested app doesn’t seem to offer anything like that.
Chris

Comment on Here’s Why You Need an iPad on the Boat by eTienne

eTienne — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:41:03 +0000

About not finding a suitable weather app: did you try http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/weatherpro-for-ipad/id373515261?mt=8 ? Any comments?

Comment on New Nordhavn 120 Construction Photos by Ed W.

Ed W. — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:43:48 +0000

Greetings Everyone; It appears that after a whole lot of hype, and a few very nice boats that “Pacific Expedition Yachts” is out of business. The phone number on their website does not answer (the response sounds like it is disconnected)… and their website is about a year out of date. Any update on this company after it moved; or did it simply go out of business? Thank You.

Their website links: http://www.pacificexpedition.com/

http://pacificexpedition.blogspot.com/

Comment on Here’s Why You Need an iPad on the Boat by Dan

Dan — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:09:56 +0000

Great article – I have the benefit of starting from start on a navigation/electronics package and I definately want to include the ipad apps. What would be the best radar system that would tie this all in or do I have think independently on that aspect?

Comment on Here’s Why You Need an iPad on the Boat by Arthur

Arthur — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:49:25 +0000

Great article Navionics is a great app agreed. I use it all the time especially for trip planning for routes fuel burn and trip times etc.
One app that I use for weather is PocketGrib it downloads GRIB data as the name suggests I use NOAA which is good for marine zone forecasts and buoy present and past 24 hour data and the Pocket Grib app really is great on top of the NOAA data.
Arthur

Comment on Here’s Why You Need an iPad on the Boat by Toronto Sailor

Toronto Sailor — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:08:04 +0000

I am on the verge of getting the IPAD2 and INAVX, I have been told that I can tether my IPHONE 4 3G to the IPAD2 via Wi-Fi, thus not needing the 3G on the IPAD2. I know some have said even without 3G connection it still updated their position, do you think this still applies for a tethered IPAD2? Thank you.

Gino
Whitby, Ontario

Comment on Here’s Why You Need an iPad on the Boat by vizugonesailing

vizugonesailing — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:24:17 +0000

To Ed. the editor

For people with an non 3g ipad, you can buy a bluetooth GPS compatible for iPad.

Before I read this article, I was going to buy one, thinking my 3G ipad needed internet connection to have GPS…

I found two on e-Bay; the XGPS 150 selling for $87.00 and the GNS 5870 selling for $89.00 and no need to jealbreak your iPad…

Fair wind to all

Mike
s.v. Neige d’ete
Canada, presently at the Tanjung city marina, Penang (Malaysia)

Comment on Here’s Why You Need an iPad on the Boat by vizugonesailing

vizugonesailing — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 09:55:23 +0000

Thanks for this info. I have a 3g iPad and confirmed it can run the GPS on Plan2 Nav marine navigation, even after I removed the 3G SIM card and no internet connection.

I bought a tide app. ($1.99) called Flytomap all tides. It will calculate tides all over the world even without internet connection!
To me it was far more desirable compared to tides app using internet connections and fees to renew the app every year…

It is an iPhone app adapted to iPad, so it looks like you have an iphone on your screen, but it is very usable and perfect for the price and for life, not just a few months….

Mike
s.v. Neige d’ete (Canada) , presently in Penang, Malaysia.

Comment on Here’s Why You Need an iPad on the Boat by TechSailor

TechSailor — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:43:50 +0000

Has anyone tried MID WiFi app that shows the predicted boat speed? It has been developed by the same company as Marine Instrument Display app mentioned above (www.veerasolutions.com/midwifi).

Comment on Mac User Looking for Better WiFi on the Boat? by James

James — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:00:41 +0000

I have installed a lot of Ubiquiti antennas on superyachts this past summer. On one superyacht we installed 20 of these as Wi-Fi access points for the crew and guests and a Bullet to access port Wi-Fi.

These antennas are very powerful (in terms of signal strength/ability to get a signal and in flexibility) and maybe they are a little more challenging than the RogueWave but they do have a good forum for help. I think they are worth the little extra time you may have to invest to set them up.

The Bullet is the way to go if you are looking at Ubiquiti antennas to access port Wi-Fi. But, I also keep a Pico for personal use for instances when I am on a boat at port and the only Internet is the port’s Wi-Fi

HotSpots
For access points, the Picos have worked great (much better than the typical household units for about the same price – they hold up to the elements better, too). The crew especially like the ability to adjust power output. I know a few that have turned up the power on some of their antennas so that they can work the yacht’s garage doors remotely from their tenders (using their iPhones).

As I mentioned before, there were several instances where I had to deploy many of these antennas as access points on one yacht. But this is very easy to do with the Picos. You can even run a script to push a new password out to all the access points, for example. Sure, this sort of thing is a little more complicated but I like that the Ubiquitis give you so many options if you are feeling up to it.

One more thing, as a Mac user and because many of my clients are Mac users, I can say that the Ubiquiti antennas work fine with Macs.