Navigation Systems Onboard Paikea

Chapters 00:00 - 01:45 Introduction 01:46 - 06:38 IridiumGo 06:39 - 06:53 Devices that use IridiumGo 06:54 - 07:45 Mobile phone 07:46 - 08:16 Android tablet 08:17 - 09:03 Laptop 09:04 - 10:59 Advantages and Disadvantages of each 11:00 - 13:35 The importance of a log book 13:36 - 17:04 Open CPN, QTVLM quick discussion and summary For our full blog post follow this link https://youngbarnacles.com/navigation-systems-onboard-paikea/ When sailing offshore, passages require more than just a sim card with WIFI access to gather weather information and communicate with the outside world. In our case, we use IridiumGo and it's satellite network for all communications including weather routing and predictions, sending and recieving emails and messages, keeping friends and family updated on our location and importantly all aspects of vessel navigation. In this video, we will go through the hardware and software we use when sailing offshore. We have 3 main devices we use for sailing longer passages on Paikea. These are the mobile phone, the Android tablet and our Laptop. Each device is dedicated to a particular set of functions. We primarily use telephones in much the same way that we use them whilst onshore - for communicating with other people. Our tablets are the workhorse of Paikea and are for navigation and GPS tracking. The laptop is used when we require more processing power for example when we need to collect data for Polars, or download Grib files from PredictWind. We also use Raspberry Pi with QTVLM as a backup navigation aid. The other important aspect of responsible navigation is good record keeping. We keep a detailed log book and record all information of the trip every 3 hours. For more information on us check out our blog - www.youngbarnacles.com Or follow us on the socials : On instagram - https://www.instagram.com/youngbarnacles/?hl=en On facebook - https://www.facebook.com/youngbarnacles/ Click subscribe if you enjoyed this video and press that bell button if you would like to be notified every time we upload something new