After several years with OpenCPN and a couple of years using qtVlm as our primary navigation software across the Pacific, we're sharing what made us switch, ...
Holly and Ray
Welcome back to another episode of WE|Sail. In this video, we're sharing the 5 must-have systems on our catamaran that keep us safe, self-sufficient, and sane ...
WE|Sail
#charts #sailing #planning These are the things we looked at WEB BASED OpenSeaMap - https://map.openseamap.org/ Fly to map - https://viewer.flytomap.com/ ...
Sailing Yacht Salty Lass
In this video, we review the Orca Core and Display navigation system—a modern take on the classic chartplotter. We highlight its key features, such as ...
We narrowly avoided several collisions during yet another storm here in the South Pacific, thanks to our tried and true anchor alarms. In this week’s video, we ...
As hurricane season comes to a close, we are savoring our last moments here in Grenada!⛵We swam in the crystal clear water, made cocktails with fresh coconut, ...
We have recently ditched our expensive navigation software in favor of Signal K and OpenCPN, free alternatives. When planning passages, we can now plot the ...
This is a SSCA.ORG public service webinar produced by the Seven Seas Cruising Association to inform boaters about the major changes now taking place with NOAA ...
TheSailingChannel.TV
Getting charts for OpenCPN can be a bit of a pain. Not to fear though, as in this OpenCPN tutorial, we're going to walk through all the steps needed for you ...
Out Chasing Stars
In our continuing OpenCPN tutorial series, we're going to show how you can easily get AIS and NMEA data into OpenCPN. We use the wifi network from our Vesper ...
This is an easy way to create Satellite overlays for OpenCPN with a Mac or a PC in 30 minutes or less. That is the set up time, once you are set up, you can ...
Sailing Aquarius Around The World
Using OpenCPN we plot a course from Tanga past Somalia to Suqutra (Socotra). We also look at the weather and currents using Predict Wind, look at shipping ...
Next up in our series on OpenCPN, the free chartplotter alternative, is how we use the program for basic navigation and planning. We'll cover the following: ...
OpenCPN is a FREE program you can use for planning sailing routes, or you can get more in-depth and use it as a complete chart plotter. It is incredibly ...