Remember, even the best GPS navigation system never replace the human experience
So we are underway to the Den Helder The Netherlands. It is home to the country’s main naval base and in any other way a great place to be. Calculated distance and ETA to „Koninklijke Marine Jacht Club“ is 145 nautical miles. After first twenty glorious flying mode sailing, I slowed down to about 15 knots. I expected busy fishing…
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I decided to resume Kiel Canal transit very early in the morning but had to cancel departure from friendly marina’s company. Dense fog covered navigation fairway, so, in any case, no pleasure craft movement as stated in Kiel Canal Pleasure Craft Instruction. Had breakfast, rechecked fuel calculations and assume that not needed to refueling here, smarter will take fuel in…
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Now my marine voyage entering in more exciting, inshore sailing and busy ship traffic area. We are leaving wonderful short stay in Leba. Say goodbye to Polish Border Guards and full steam towards Stralsund in Germany. Leba- Stralsund. Calculated distance 164 nautical miles ETA (expected the time of arrival) next morning after 8 a.m. to fit in Stralsund Gas Station…
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To get satisfied with the boat trip the proper safety procedures have to be made. Powerboats are feeling great on the rough sea if you are skilled enough to handle properly it. The most important is to be familiar with powerful engines. When you know how to operate properly, you can sail safely. All the time you have to keep…
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As already promised, I’d like to write more or less detailed overview of my sea voyage as a skipper on Jeanneau Prestige 36 power boat. Who knows, maybe my information given in those posts, could be helpful for next sea voyages in any place of the world. It took place in Summer of 2009 and route was from Riga, Capital…
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It looks like GPS for ATV Trails is not a big choice on the market today. I am not a big fan of ATV riding, but once I used to ride with a friend in the woods and meadows on his Polaris ATV vehicle. It is no problem to ride in familiar forest tracks or along a beach and other…
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Product: iTrack 2.0 GSM GPRS GPS Portable Tracker Price: The manufacturer: ElectroFlipp LLC, USA Cheapest place to Buy: Amazon.com Dimensions and Weight: 4 x 3 x 2 inches/1 pounds Guarantee: One year My Rating: 8.5 out of 10 ______________________________________________________________ More and more people are looking for GPS tracker for boats and another vehicle to sleep sweet and live more peacefully. GPS…
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Cik polulāra Latvijā ir GPS sekošana un to ierīču praktiskā pielietošana? Man, darbojoties ar savu GPS navigācijas mājas lapu angliski runājošajai publikai, netaisnoti biju piemirsies, ka arī Latvijā cilvēkus interesē šīs lietas. Ideju par šo man piespēlēja sieva. Laikam jau tomēr tiešām vīriešu un sieviešu smadzenes darbojas nedaudz savādāk. Lai nu paliek lirika, bet ceru, ka kādam reāli mans rakstiņš…
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It is not a Garmin nüvi 55LM GPS Navigator System Review but my two cents opinion. Product: Garmin nüvi 55LM GPS Navigator System Price: Cheapest Place to Buy: Amazon.com Display: 5-inch touchscreen Coverage: Preloaded Maps and Speed Limit Displays (Lower 49 U.S. States), lifetime maps Display Resolution: 480 x 272 pixels Origin: Imported (China) Date First Available: January 6, 2014…
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Navionics is the best marine navigation App for smartphones or just one of many? Let’s take look! All the time I have argued that a stand-alone marine GPS navigation system is must-have equipment on a yacht or any other ship and I still claim so. But it doesn’t mean that for smartphones developed marine navigation app could not be used…
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