Since they came out, tablets and smart phones have invaded our chart tables, with ever more efficient and convivial apps. But can we cruise long-term with these new instruments, and what are their possibilities and limits for navigation and routing?
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20/03/2017
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153
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In 1997, I tried to download an American (but inaccurate) chart onto my Palm, and as my device was devoid of a GPS signal, it never came to anything... In ten years, the dream has become reality, and today, progress allows our smartphones and tablets not only to play the role of GPS/plotter, but also to take control of a multitude of functions, thanks to the new so-called ‘connected’ instruments, with their wi-fi transmissions, as we evoked in the first part of this diagnosis (see Multihulls World n° 152). The feeling of being able to tap your route with your finger or a stylus pen is as pleas…
