http://www.twelvesouth.com Unboxing the iPad stand from Twelve South known as 'BookArc'. This tabletop stand works with your iPad in both portrait and landscape and is entity made of aluminium. Twelve South BookArc Review: http://www.slinkystudio.info/reviews/2010/11/1/twelve-south-bookarc-stand-for-ipad-review.html http://www.slinkystudio.info http://www.twitter.com/slinkystudio

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Follow our page for adventures of a family traveling full time on our sailboat. #adventureswiththemelvins #sailingfamily

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EnduroSat offers a wide range of CubeSat Modules and Platforms. Browse the available CubeSat Structures here: https://www.endurosat.com/products/#all-cubesat-structures More information about the 1.5U CubeSat Structure and datasheet are available here: https://www.endurosat.com/products/cubesat-1-5u-structure/ You can order the 1.5U Structure or any other product directly through our online CubeSat Store: https://www.endurosat.com/cubesat-store/cubesat-structures/structure-1-5u/

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From hoists to drops, every move demands timing, muscle, and absolute coordination from a crew working in perfect sync. This weekend at Safe Harbor Race Weekend, Maximus isn't just racing around the island — she's moving thousands of square feet of sail with the precision of a military drill. @uptopmedia_

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There is one thing that I’ve always leaned on when it came to achieving anything I’ve ever wanted out of this life. Over and over again, all throughout my life, if there is something that I’ve wanted to do, I have manifested it in my mind. I’ve been relentless in my positive thoughts and my ability to repel the negativity and doubt of others. Here’s my thought process…if there is something out there that I want to do, I ask my self one question… “has anyone else ever done that?” If the answer is yes, then I know that I can too. I have great friends in my life. I have love in my heart and it is returned by someone I trust. Positivity. Mental visualization. A force field against nay-sayers. Not one thing…3 things that will take you far. I promise. #manifestation #lifegoals #liveaboard

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1) Understanding your energy needs is essential to determine how much solar you need. Start by making an "energy budget". List all your consumers and their daily usage. For example, if your LED lights use 1W per bulb and you have eight bulbs on for 5 hours a day, that would be 8 Watts for 5 hours or (8x5) 40 Wh (Watt hours). I like to use kWh to keep things consistent. 40 Wh = 0.040 kWh. It's a good idea to list what you're using while at anchor and another list of what you're using while underway (for instance, you don't use your autopilot at anchor). Remember to list everything: fridge, freezer, watermaker, autopilot, nav lights, chart plotters, etc. For example, here aboard Athena, with an electric galley, fridge, freezer, watermaker, two computers, etc, we use an average of 5.5 kWh per day. 2) To give you a quick estimate, use https://globalsolaratlas.info/ to find "Global horizontal irradiation" per day for your location. Take your daily energy consumption from step 1 and divide that by the number of solar hours. In the case of Athena, located in the Caribbean, that would be 5.5kWh per day / 5 sun hours = 1.1 kW solar array. Keep in mind that this is a theoretical number that does not take into account the shading or degradation of the panels over time. Let's add 30%. 1.1 x 1.3 = 1.43 kW. You can now divide that number by the panel's Nominal Power output. In the case of Athena, our panels are 400W SunPower panels. 1430W / 400W = 3.6 panels needed to cover our 5.5 kWh per day consumption. 3) Understand that the amount of solar you can install on a small sailboat is limited by the size of the boat and heavily influenced by shading and, of course, the boat's location. The size of the panels might also be defined by the height of your stanchions or the size of an existing solar arch. Figure out where you're able and willing to install panels. That will dictate the size and number of panels. 4) Use Victron Energy's MPPT Calculator to calculate what MPPT is ideally sized for your solar panels and expected output based on location. Based on our experience in the Caribbean, the estimate provided by the guide is reasonable. https://www.victronenergy.com/mppt-calculator. Remember that it's best practice to avoid combining panels with different specs on the same MPPT. #sailboat #sailboatproject #boatwork #saillife #liveaboard #liveaboardlife #saltlife #sailing #sailingadventure #travel ingcouple #livingonaboat #solar #sailboatsolar

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