We knew it was finally time to replace our Raymarine equipment when the LCD multifunction panels went black – we couldn’t read them anymore. Our two C90 plotters often failed to communicate with each other throwing up beeps and constant re-boots. The button on our autopilot often failed to work Click here for full post: […] More
Tweet This was Rebecca’s most feared Sail to date…the stormy weather going around Cape of Good Hope and Cape Aghullas! And she was right…we experienced every kind of weather on this passage including a huge electrical storm where we still wonder why we were not struck by lightning! Luckily Predictwind… Click here for full post: […] More
Tweet Best WEATHER At Sea BY FAR!! In the old days, you used barometers, and GRIB files, and listened to SSB and VHF weather reports to round the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. Now there is just so much more to aid a sailor. We used PredictWind Offshore… Click here for full post: […] More
Tweet In the old days, you used barometers, and GRIB files, and listened to SSB and VHF weather reports to round the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. Now there is just so much more to aid a sailor. The Best Weather App FREE We used PredictWind Offshore for planning… Click here for full post: […] More
TweetIn the old days, you used barometers, and GRIB files, and listened to SSB and VHF weather reports to round the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. Now there is just so much more to aid a sailor. We used PredictWind Offshore for planning the trip when we… Click here for full post: […] More
One of the most important pieces of equipment on a cruising boat, chartplotters aren’t often used to their full potential. What is a Chartplotter? It sounds simple enough – something that plots charts – but a chartplotter is a complicated and extremely valuable piece of equipment on the boat. In Click here for full post: […] More
TweetSailboat Security Systems…a GOST will be watching now! Well, today I returned from the USA to South Africa to my sailboat “Brick House”. I was on a frequent flyer ticket, so I flew the long, wrong multiple connections route. I of course, had lots of boat bits, so I came… Click here for full post: […] More
TweetFather’s Day: Top 10 Boating Gifts for Sailors More Details… Take care of his eyes while he’s on the water… Wood Sunglasses Polarized for Men and Women – Bamboo Wooden Sunglasses Brick House T-shirts, Mugs, and more… more details… Keep him safe too… ABSOLUTE… Click here for full post: […] More