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HistoricalPublished in 1978 in New York under the title " The Shipkiller ”, this maritime thriller has been translated in France by Grasset & Fasquelle under the title "The Killer of the Seas" in 1979, then moved to the Livre de Poche edition under the n° 5399 in 1980. Read more …
This blog, All in all, quite technical, seems to me to be cruelly lacking in poetry ! So I decided to bring it to the table., from time to time, A little distraction by sharing with you my favorite "maritime" reads. This may be the source for some of you ideas to spend the long sailing days – that many landowners imagine so boring – and for others long winter evenings spent on shore awaiting the come-back of spring time.
I have no ambition to pose as a literary critic. Simply to introduce those who do not already know them to the few books, Novels or techniques, which I particularly like.
Back, I'm interested in any literary discovery, more or less maritime, of which I would be ignorant, there must be a bunch of them !
Choice of route
Since my article from 20 November about the subject, the version 7.40 by MacENC brought the possibility of drawing straight lines on the map with the “Annotation” tool.
This now makes it easier to create routes than freehand., by creating fewer waypoints.
The principle is the same as explained in the previous article, the procedure remaining the same. Read more …
This is the question that kills. Just as much as my answer : nothing !
Let me explain. In coastal navigation, it's frankly useless. IT doesn't add anything to security, is not much easier than a conventional GPS, Doesn't save time. If we compare the time it takes to plot the GPS point on a nautical chart (I am not talking about postponing esteem) time wasted in front of a computer screen tinkering with a whole bunch of superfluous functions, We quickly realize that the computer on board is a millstone. Read more …
A reoccurring question comes regularly by email from my visitors : which computer equipment to choose for yachting ? It is a fact that, faced with the spectacular growth in equipment available to recreational sailors, it becomes very difficult to form an opinion. By giving partial answers to one and the other, and often unsatisfactory, I ended up realizing the facts. Actually, the choice of a navigation system is essentially based on the answer to a question : for what need ?
I therefore tried to define these needs and put an appropriate solution in front of each person.. This may seem a little simplistic, but above all it has the merit of simplifying things. I took the opportunity to calculate the current budget for each of the solutions in order to highlight a criterion that seems fundamental to me : the Need/Coast ratio. Let's go… Read more …
To connect a GP32 (31 or 30) with a Mac or PC, you must first strip the free end of the connector cable to 6 pin contains the data wires, in addition to positive and negative power wires. The diagram below shows you the principles of wiring.These two applications offer direct printing of screen content. It is very convenient to print a chart, regardless of the scale used on the screen. Indeed, Print this concerns only the chart content visible on screen, excluding pop-up windows. As a general rule, you should first choose a landscape print format, and then use the menu File > Print.
Direct printing with GPSNavX
Marine weather, or rather I should write : Marine Weather, with capital letters, is for modern mariners as ancient gods was for our oldest ancestors : a permanent reference to the conduct of our life.
Not so long ago, this divinity was speaking to us, sailors to trade, fishermen or boaters, by a celestial voice carried by the waves. Our high priestess, Marie-Pierre Planchon, informing us twice a day of the destinies, happy or terrible, that we risked experiencing by venturing out on the waves. In those days the weather had a name and a voice, recognizable at a glance. Read more …
Can not join the chorus of comments about’iPad that Apple presented yesterday. As far as we are concerned, for us yachtsmen, this new touch pad does not seem to represent anything other than an iPod Touch bigger screen, and yet that is its whole interest !
The model we are interested with, equipped with the WiFi and the 3G, and with a Integrated GPS, should be available in France in June. However, We will have to wait until this time to know the operators' offers, Knowing that unlimited 3G connection is included in some iPhone plans, but not in all, how much will it cost ? Read more …
My Navigation Apps
People often ask me advice on navigation apps for iPhone. Which ones to choose ? Here is a selection, of course not exhaustive. These are the ones I kept, after having tested and “trashed” more than one, and that I use fluently. You will first find the essentials : iNavX and AyeTides Of course, then the essentials, finally the complementary. Follow your guide… Read more …