Cruise Communications Essentials
Here are the slides from yesterday’s seminar at the RPAYC on Cruise Communications. It was a follow up from an earlier presentation at the “First Friday” evening held by the club’s cruising group. It...
View ArticleQ&A – wireless broadband and AIS
[This is the online version of an article in the April 2011 issue of the Mainsheet, the monthly magazine of the Coastal Cruising Club of Australia] I have recently been giving presentations about the...
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Affordable Cruise Communications
I thought we would highlight three gadgets which are changing the way we communicate on our cruising yachts. From affordable, convenient Internet access to economical satellite communications. Prepaid...
View ArticleOffshore Communications – HF Radio and Internet
Here are the slides from last night’s seminar at the RPAYC: Offshore communication View more presentations from mariushendrik.
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Mobile Internet – it’s just radio
I have had a few questions lately regarding antennas for Mobile Phones / Mobile Broadband. As it happens, the “rules” for getting the most out of your connection are the same for other “line of sight”...
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Chart Plotters – the Ultimate Solution?
This winter, I have had the pleasure of ‘crewing’ on the boats of a number of friends who were making their way North. It has been a privilege to sail with them, to see how others sail, trim and...
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Email at Sea
In recent years, it has become pretty easy to enjoy full fledged Internet access on boats. Much of the coastline is covered by mobile broadband and most of us have learnt to take advantage of that in...
View ArticleMeeting the Island Cruisers
I enjoyed catching up with the Cruising Crowd at the Island Cruising Association (ICA) in Auckland for their meeting on Friday night. To get more information on the inReach Satellite Communicator,...
View ArticleCYCA Hobart 2013 Cruise
On tuesday this week, I participated in the meeting at the CYCA about their Tasmania cruise early next year. We’ve set up a cruise page on Skipr for them and look forward to ‘following along’. My...
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Off-shore, In-touch
I’ll be giving a talk about some of the ins and outs of keeping in touch while cruising. We’ll start by looking at the most common options to maintain reliable internet access on a boat and going over...
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