Starlink or IridiumGO? No contest!
We had IridiumGo! for two years. Dog slow and a pain to get good data. If you want good data get a Sirius receiver and link it to your chartplotter. If you want really great weather then Starlink is the best. Predict Wind and other forecaster aps are a breeze...
Get 5 gallon buckets at Home Depot. Get the oil at west or a local hardware store. The process is super easy using the transfer pumps on all Flemings. If there is any doubt give Burr a call. They will be happy to assist.
We have had Starlink on our boat for two years. Our experience is mostly coasta cruising and an annual trip to Bahama in the spring and Canada every other year.
Last year Starlink did not work in the Bahamas. With the new agreement with BTC it works fine. Once away from cell coverage it...
New Jersey’s costal green flys
Sailed the Great Lakes and the Chesapeake Bay for years. Annual sails to Martha’s Vineyard and Maine proved to be more motoring than sailing. We both had jobs. This mandated being in “delivery mode” and the wind was not in our favor.
But the major reason was the...
Join a local club
Join AYC, https://www.annapolisyc.com/ EYC https://www.eastportyc.org/default.aspx , or a local yacht club and get the kids into a sailing program. Starting with 420s, moving up to Lazers and Sonars then the smaller J boats. Annapolis is teaming with opportunities to bring the...
We are ditching DTV
Having been DirecTV customers for years in our home and on our boat we are pulling the plug. The installation of Starlink had transforming our cruising.
First the content on DTV is not much more than advertising and bad movies and tv shows.
Second the coverage is spotty...