14 october 2018
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In February 2016 I wrote a laudatory article on this digital version of Reed's Nautical Almanac, a wealth of information on the coasts of western Europe. Alas, Bloomsbury editor, which bought Reed's editions a few years ago, … Continue reading
25 th July 2018
Francis
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I relayed by an article published in 2014 on the blog Digital Yacht that provides an excellent discussion of the choice of the antenna to be installed for a transceiver AIS. You will find below a transcript freely adapted by my … Continue reading
27 June, 2018
Francis
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Since publication of Division D240 revised, applicable from the date of May 1st 2015 (see my previous article), It is now official that the mandatory nautical documents can be embedded in digital form.
2.06.6 The International Regulations for Preventing … Continue reading
4 June, 2018
Francis
comments Off Training on board with ACM Catamaran [Update]
In 2018 iPad training with ACM Catamaran are renewed. I encadrerai training "Navigating with an iPad" in embedded weekend on a catamaran cruise school (Lagoon 380) from the base of Hyères – … Continue reading
20 th 2017
Francis
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It saddens me to finish the year with a critical article, but the subject deserves. I wrote in December 2016 (*) a genuinely positive assessment of the evolution of the application Stopovers Guides 2017 - Block Navy digital version Editions … Continue reading
23 November 2017
Francis
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Total release of the tutorial : illustrations update, replacement of 14 videos with the new interface, text update.
45 double-pages
76 screenshots
14 videos
A comprehensive multimedia iBook guide about iNavX use : basic functions, advanced functions, interface with … Continue reading
8 october 2017
Francis
comments Off Test on the Nomad – stand-alone AIS transceiver by Digital Yacht
I presented last May Nomad, a portable AIS transceiver designed by Digital Yacht. I had to wait until the end of the summer to have the opportunity to test in real situation this device that had been entrusted to me by the manufacturer. Them … Continue reading
11 March 2017
Francis
comments Off on BeiDou-3 China accelerated its global GPS
To date, the constellation of GPS satellites the Chinese BeiDou-2 covers only part of East Asia and the Western Pacific. With the commissioning of GALILEO European GPS late 2016, the scheduled replacement of the 2nd generation GPSII … Continue reading
9 th 2016
Francis
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For the first time since 5 years I'm not moving to the Paris Nautic boat show. And for the first time I do so not "stuck" ten hours per day on a stand of 9 m². And … Continue reading
5 th 2016
Francis
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I mentioned last July Guide “Stopovers”, digital version of the block Navy published by the Figaro group. It would seem that the remarks I made on the improperly fragmented Division of these guides have been heard : version … Continue reading