Using Our Electronics -From Predictwind to our Raymarine Chartplotter to our Monitor Wind Vane to Sail the Wild Coast of South Africa!

We used PredictWind Offshore for planning the trip when we had internet, and then during the trip using our Iridium GO! to get updates to know when it was time to seek shelter. This was probably our biggest tool for weather Routing using the ocean current models , as well as four wind and wave forecasts from Predictwind to make sure we got it right.

 

We would not sail any ocean now without the Iridium GO and the Professional version of Predictwind Offshore. I would simply refuse to leave the dock without it!

Latest Video

Here is the latest video with us sailing from Richards Bay, underway through lots of wind and speedy currents on the way to Cape Town. It’s part one of a 2 part series, as we need to seek refuge from an upcoming storm, in East London for a few days.  
http://whereisbrickhouse.com/2019/04/05/sailing-the-african-coast-dodging-storms-zanzibar-and-southward/   http://whereisbrickhouse.com/2019/04/09/communication-evolution/              

Bluewater Sailing Tips and Tricks Videos on Patrick Childress Sailing Youtube Channel

Have you seen the “Patrick Childress Sailing” YouTube playlist? He has some really great ones on there now…32 in fact! There are lots of good tips and tricks for both sailing your Bluewater sailboat, as well as buying a Cruising sailboat, and repairing and upgrading a number of the important systems of the boat. He adds more every 2-3 weeks. Once in a while he even shows you some videos…but for Patrick…every video is fun, so you just never know what aspect of “fixing a sailboat in an exotic port” you will see!

Please feel free to share this playlist with your friends, family, or on your blog! …and SUBSCRIBE if you haven’t already so you know when the next one is added! Here they all are…for your viewing pleasure…why not make it BRICK HOUSE evening this weekend!?

 

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