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Dear Patrick. You shouldn't be hesitant to use Patreon. It is at the end of the day peoples choice to pay for your content. You put in time and effort into making videos and we really do appreciate it.
I know Im asking the wrong place but does any of you know a method to log back into an Instagram account..? I was stupid forgot my password. I love any tricks you can give me
@Graysen Micah Thanks for your reply. I found the site thru google and im in the hacking process atm. Seems to take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
His attitude to patreon is completely recalcitrant to what the younger generation of sailors are doing. The huge influx of wannabe circumnavigators aspiring to follow the SLV model to finance their lifestyles, families and beyond is something that places Patrick's words in a different class. Honor and dignity came from being brought up in tougher times methinks.
Agree. Problem is Patrick was old school. Self taught, curious and a knowledge seeker. Absolutely willing to get dirty and yet share without recourse. All of today's social medias are interlinked and about self not community. He did not see the value in self alone. It is a very sad thing the best are taken so easily.
I am so glad that I stumbled onto your channel. This is what have been looking for, a channel that explains in a pedagogical, calm, logical and no nonsense way how things work, and don't work when you're sailing around the world. I am utterly grateful for all your information that you are providing me. Thank you so much for your effort to make the sailing community safer and more aware.
It's so refreshing to listen to somebody talk, when they KNOW what they are talking about and can relay that knowledge so precisely. Nicely spoken. Thank you. now I will have to go and watch some of your other videos
Only watched this channel recently and have come to greatly admire Patrick, he is what we call "old school" a real gentleman and so much humility. So sad to hear of his passing and I know from other comments he will be sadly missed
Watching this now and thinking "you don't know what you got til it's gone" we take so much for granted, thank you both for all you gave - and continue to give. Thanks Rebecca
I just wanted to say, Thank you for your help introducing all these so valuable life experiences with me and people like me that are dream riders and I do appreciate that personally so much ,you guys rock, even that I have not started my sailing yet ( Do not have a sailing boat) but I do follow and see so many boating society documentaries together with reading so much about living in the boat and doing what makes us happy for the past 15 years I am sure I am getting close to accumulating that dollars to afford to buy a nice but old boat to start my dream one day soon. So please do not stop doing what you doing best and live long and happy
Now that is what I call "useful" info for the wannabe sailor/cruiser (like me). The real deal !! No "pig beaches" here folks. Perfect balance of old school meets modern technology. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and giving me something to chew on. :)
Good to see Rebecca in front of the camera! She's a natural. Thanks for putting out this information. It will come in handy when shopping for and, possibly upgrading my future sailing vessel.
You should have at least a donation link if not patreon. It's not like you are doing this as beggars your content is meaningful and rich in knowledge. It is ok to be paid to continue doing these extremely informative videos, they take time and effort and waiting for 2 years for a payoff on youtube isn't easy. Think of youtube as bonus income, not a serious income. High quality educational videos like this should be able to get funding outside of youtube's aqueous values and paybacks(tending toward advertisers rather than content providers.) The less corporations take I think the more generous you will find people to be, we aren't stupid out here and would rather direct fund. Again wonderful video, with clear explanations, exceptional content, and please keep making videos!
Thanks Rich! This is Rebecca. I did finally convince Patrick to let me put a PayPal Tip Jar on the top of our blog at www.WhereIsBrickHouse.com. Already 3 people have left tips!
I like the idea of maintaining an independent redundancy with regards to the electronics and multiple software applications on the same real-time issues. An individual aberration reading can be compared to another for verification is good but I also like your idea of actually looking over the water to see a ship that is there but not registering on AIS. Good material. Like they say: It's the content that's important. The editing and the rest will improve and you'll find a simpler, effective and productive method. Besides, this is your hobby. Cheers.
This is far and away the biggest loss to the sailing community. Patrick was an incredible wealth of sailing and maintenance knowledge. I love the historic comments on navigation.
On our Norsea 27 we have a Standard Horizon CPF300i chart plotter (connects to depth finder), a VHF with AIS, and a compass. We do coastal cruising. Our next acquisition will be a tablet to run Open cpn and that barometer app. Didn't know tablets had that. Thanks for your videos, a no nonsense approach. We appreciate it, Fair winds and following seas.
Great video. I am close to closing on a boat with electronics that are from the early '90s so this is perfect timing. There is so much to choose from it makes my head spin. I find it difficult to choose between what I need and what I want. This episode helped clear some of that up. Cheers!!
Hi Patrick and Rebecca, thank you, thank you, thank you! I love your videos and as someone in your age range who is planning to shove off next year on his own cruising adventure, I learned so much from you guys with every video and I’m able to incorporate your wisdom into my own skill set. To me your videos are invaluable. Cheers and Fairwinds
Don't forget with your Raymarine chartplotter you can get the free Raymarine control app on the iPad which allows you to mirror the plotter via wifi, meaning you have all the same features wherever you take your iPad. Great video, we found it useful, thank you.
Yes....this is Rebecca btw...yes...and that works pretty well too. I tend to have WiFi off a lot of the time to conserve power, but the energy consumption isn’t that bad. Thanks for reminding me about this feature..I sort of forgot about it recently ;)
You guys are so wholesome! I genuinely love watching your videos! I'm not a sailor nor do I own a boat or anything, I do however find your videos so interesting! Thank you so much for putting your tone and effort in to making them. Its really appreciated ☺
Old Sea Captain and his beautiful Navigation and Administration Officer, meeting you here was a great find for me. All sea and boating lovers should watch all their videos. Thank you very much.
Excellent. Very informative. Great to see someone talking about charts and sextants in this day and age as well as all that has followed. And thanks for the links, especially the free online courses.
This is Rebecca. Thank you very much to whoever just got an IPad from the link below!! Thank you to everyone who clicks on any of the links below...it really does help!
You two are so great together! Nice, calm and down to earth. Love watching your channel evolve. I too like things simple and non integrated I can’t imagine having the autopilot set to a gps system like most are installing. I’ve sailed for many years and yes, like the new systems but I love the old ways of sailing. I love feeling the boat, not some video game and kept on course to the degree. When we use the Aries offshore I’d go crazy watching for cross track error. We have your exact Vesper, and Furuno GPS. Bought gps after Y2K meltdown while cruising the UK. Only in the last four years have we moved to chart plotters. Love the iPad and our small Garmin 50. Have little patience for learning all the new systems that we never really needed in the old days. But, I suppose it keeps the mind growing. LOL Cheers!
Thanks Sailing Channel Marinus...This is Rebecca...I don’t really like being on the camera, and all the time this all takes, but I love seeing Patrick wildly succeeding with...he loves it so much!
Sailing Channel Marinus Thanks for the recognition ;) I do enjoy playing with the analytics and SEO, etc...I find that really addictive! We make a great team!
@@RVLifeNOW Well,..here I am again. I need some advise from you! I am 65 and intend to buy one 33-35foot boat only for sailing the Med. Unfortunatelly my wife does not have any link to sailing and I will do it alone (dont tell me to change wife..hahaha). Which will be the major problems I have to expect? Any suggestion to me ?
Hi , thank you very much for sharing all you very valuable information , it would take us a long time to figure it but with your help everything is looking not as scary . We will defenately use the links in the future
Sometimes it is not about what you have on-board, it is about taking the time to remove the old equipment and properly installing the remaining equipment. I have watched several of your videos and enjoyed them all, thank you for taking us on your journey.
Very well done segment. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. We have purchased a 37' Cutter rigged sailboat and are putting together our first navigation system. In the saloon we will have a windows 11 laptop running Coastal Explorer, the later we had purchased years ago and just had to pay for an upgrade. We have an English ais/gps receiver which is interfaced into the laptop via a usb port. This receiver outputs nema 1083 data and also provides both a nema in and nema out port. We output gps information to our vhf radio. Also we are providing information to our autopilot which also listens for nema1083 information. We have purchased an Airmar depth sounder which is also nema1083 which will return its info to the nema in port. There are also legacy instruments on the boat for depth, wind information, and engine monitoring. We have an I-pad which remotes in to the laptop and brings control up to the cockpit. We are interested in the satellite system but frankly it looks like it might be out of our tax bracket. As all our eggs are in one basket we will be taking along a 9" Navionics tablet as a back up. We are rookies and would greatly appreciate any suggestions you might have, Garry and Doug Vessel "Sea Student"
Good education, I really appreciate and I like it very much. I m leaving next week in 2023 alone around the world ⛵ 🌎 to me extremely important and learn as much to know .I m watching already second time this video ,many thanks
Just found your channel and find it so helpful and informative - thank you for sharing your vast knowledge! I'm a life long in-shore sailor with aspirations of future off-shore exploring - I feel like I need to take notes on each of your videos! Such fun. Thank you again & wishing you following winds.
A free boat listed on Cruisers forum lead me to your channel. I thought it was odd that there were no questions about what the boat needed, but there was a link to your video. After watching the video, all the questions are answered. If you saw a car damaged like that, you would think someone went after it with a pick ax. And that video brought me to this one.
Thanks for following the links and coming back for more videos. Warning, the newer ones are better produced than the older ones. It has been a steep learning curve starting from knowing 0 about making You Tube videos.
Hello again Patrick and Rebecca, I am still learning about navigation etc. I am amazed at the amount of modern equipment available to help with finding a path through the oceans. I intend to buy some of the things available when I get a boat. All that aside, from what I see I don't think there is a replacement for learning old school navigation with charts and a sextant because that won't fail. As for your patreon comment, for what it is worth, I agree. Anton Ditt made a post on this site and I have had the same thoughts as him for months now. What has attracted me to your videos is the amount of information you can pack into a short video. You have shown what works and what doesn't. Your videos are no nonsense and raw. I like this. I also like that you both seem to be humble people which is backed up by real knowledge and not simply fluff. Great stuff keep it up. I'll check out your website.
Thanks, MiKL, for joining us. We are happy the video was helpful. Marine electronics are Rebecca’s specialty...luckily I don’t have to deal with them that much....just happily use them for navigation, etc.
Nice video guys. Umujo was a friend of mine (Norwegian) lagoon 45 that used to be here in Maputo. He sailed it up there last May and sold the boat In Zanzibar and flew home. It was a spur of the moment sale. I enjoy my Raymarine equipment myself. I have 2 a series 7 inches next to each other.
It's amazing to see how fast this channel has grown. I think I was about number 65 when I subscribed. Now, in a very short time, it's at 9,000 subscribers. Keep up the great work, the reason why it's growing is because it's great content.
Space Walk, Once the channel got to 1,000 subscribers, the pace of new subs was what I always hoped it would be. Then just a couple weeks ago the channel hit 5K and there was an amazing incline to now over 9K. I can give Rebecca all the credit for finally getting interested in the videos and tweaking the analytics and adding content. Thanks for sticking with me for so long. Making videos has been a real learning experience. Certainly the newer ones are better than the early efforts.
Great info, thanks. It looks like you have confirmed what I've said for a while , if buying an old boat you don't have to worry about the electronic equipment and an iPad will do most of what you need. Cheers Warren
This is Rebecca. When I originally bought Brick House, I was glad to have a lot of old equipment to play with, and then remove and replace. It gave me a lot to chew on so I could choose what I liked best.
Very clear exposition. I use the chart to make the corse amd use the I-pad with GPS to plot the position ang give a screenshot to the people who sail with me .
Thanks. We enjoy sharing the information we have...amp Nd Marine electronics are especially interesting to me. It makes me feel a bit more relaxed know where I am, what the weather is doing, and where we are going -Rebecca
Half way between Bora Bora and Pago Pago, in the middle of nowhere, we met up with a boat that had a broken rudder and needed supplies to make a jury rig steering. In the old days of celestial navigation, there is a good chance that would not have happened. For your ranch, go to Google Earth and zoom in. Amazing what you will see.
Wonderful video, It's nice to see what experienced boaters are using. I have a tablet as primary with a handheld gps as backup along with my phone. I plan to use a standalone autopilot. I like the idea of the iridium for offshore, sounds like the goto device for communication.
This is Rebecca...Have to say...the Iridium GO was a real game changer for us...used to look out the window and just GO if it looked nice that day. The GRIBS were just wrong 50% of the time or more. Now we have very few surprises! Boring is good! The Iridium GO paired with Predictwind fits like A glove for us! We are very careful to shut the month to month plan down when we are near internet for any length of time..this saves substantial amounts of money per year! I nan not emphasize enough, how important it is to get the SIM cards from Predictwind. There may be other straight forward service providers around, but there are some with a lot of fine print. Predictwind sims are just all inclusive, no fine print...and no surprises. We have the unlimited plan so I never have to worry about chatting, emailing, or asking for weather too often!
What a fantastic video! I really enjoyed the review of the old gear through the new gear you have on board. The depth sounder is pretty cool . Watching a submerged volcanic island appear on the video screen sound amazing. I am really digging the explanations of the equipment and love the redundancy you have built into your Nav/Com electronics. That Raymarine with Navionics charting package is so cool! Patrick and Rebecca the best old equipment you have on board is the two of you! The knowledge you both have with sailing is pretty darn impressive. I have watched a few of the videos you two have created and I am looking forward to watching many more. You two are amazing. Fair Winds PCS.
Wow! very informative and well presented video. Thank you for posting this type of info. It's really good to hear from seasoned sailors about what gear works. I'm new to sailing and am planning my first offshore trip (starting small w/ the Dry Tortugas). My current setup is a 10" Ipad pro running Navionics boat app and windy.com. I was very happy to see Rebecca's favorite app is the Navionics. I put her other suggestions on my download list. I'm supplementing the internal GPS with a Bad Elf BT unit. For depth and supplemental chart plotting I'm adding a Garmin echomap plus74Cv. It's a 7" depth finder running chirp sonar and Navionics blue chart maps. All this goes on board a Rhodes 22.
Whether a 40' boat or 22' you still need the same nav equipment. Nice to have that on a Rhodes 22. Out and back to the Dry Tortugas is a fun trip. Have a good one!
You are great, very useful and practical information . I am currently equipping my recently purchased sailboat and I will put to use the information provided … right now. …. On another subject, I love your complicity. All the best to both of you. Jacques
Thank you for all of your wisdom! We bought our dream boat and named her Mariyah. She is a 43 foot Spindrift. I look forward to watching your videos and supporting you too! I downloaded the apps you suggested.
Hi 👋 I want to do what your doing cruising on a sailboat ⛵️ when I retire I’m 43 so quite a ways away witch is good in the sense I’ve never sailed 🤔 I’m from Saint Helens Oregon just outside of Portland and spent lots of time on the Columbia River Pacific and other little rivers around here fishing on stink boats so it’s something I know I’ll enjoy and so grateful there’s people like you sharing this priceless information thank you so much another great video👍👍
Very good video. I currently just plot position from a handheld gps on a paper chart, but as a singlehander I'm not satisfied with that, particularly in poor weather. However, it seems as though any time I purchase any sort of electronics (not necessarily navigation), I immediately regret the purchase, not liking the level of intuitiveness of the interface or lack of features or so many features that I'd never use. I have a frustrating love/hate relationship with the things, so any videos demonstrating features and use is most helpful.
We use two ipads, a backup gps, depth, wind, speed. Wish to add AIS from vesper but have not done so yet. Also would go to larger iPad Pro next upgrade. Two handheld vhf's and on built in vhf that at least has receive mode ais, but small screen.
Thank you! Great real world experience and information both of you are sharing. I hope you two keep making videos. For me a tablet with Navionics is my primary tool with handheld gps, iphone, and of course some paper charts as back up. These have been fine here around vancouver island. This is a timely video though as I'm in the final stages of building a Cape George cutter for offshore voyaging and its time to make some hard decisions about what elections to invest in. I will be hitting up a bunch of those links of yours.
Very nice video. Congratulations you guys have some very very good electronics. As a side joke I would suggest not a Sextant but rather a hand-crank manual electricity generator :)
You are a nice couple and your videos are interesting, helpful and simply cover a lot of very useful ground for both the experienced and novice sailors. Thanks!
Great information, thank you for making these. I realize the effort. We actually still use a Garmin GPS76c that I mounted at the binnacle and paper charts. Our sailing grounds are western Lake Superior so not super long, multi waypoint voyages at this point. I think a simple system with back up would be an iPad system as you have with the GPS backup. I'd like an MFD at some point, but not yet. One Problem is for newer electronic equipment like Raymarine autopilots, one needs an MFD with WiFi or a PC to update the software.
Thanks for your reply. Our Raymarine MFD software is best done with a PC...stick the SD card in the PC or laptop card reader (internal or external) , let it put the update from internet to that SD card on the PC or laptop. Then stick the card back in the MFD, boot it up, and it does the update from that SD card automatically as you boot it back up. We only do an update once a year, at the most. There is a BIG update for the software now, but we are waiting for the next update since everything is running well now, and we have a big trip coming up in a few weeks. It’s always best to know what is going to change in the updates..sometimes it’s not worth doing them right away. Raymarine is great to consult with personally to talk about it to see if you should wait or not, and their site is good at giving all the details of what will stay, what will go, etc, with each update they offer. As far as Navionics chart updates, they are done very simply. You can update your smartphone or iPad charts when you are near internet, and then come back to the boat, turn WiFi on between the smartphone or IPad and the MFD, and update all or some of the charts on the MFD. It works very well, have never had a hiccup. I haven’t a clue if the other MFD manufacturers offer this..I would guess that they do.
Hi Patrick and Rebecca. Rebecca would you consider doing a video on overlaying Google Earth images onto your Potter and the processes/software involved Many thanks love the videos
Hi....to my knowledge it’s not possible to overlay google earth charts on to a chartplotter...only on to a PC or laptop. I do use Ovitalmap on my iPad which is very good...and so simple! Here is a short video on that which I did a while ago. th-cam.com/video/vCEiFqylbOI/w-d-xo.html . .Also...Navionics with their Platinum+ chart chips , it does it for you though still not as well as Navionics or Ovitalmap on the iPad! Maybe I should do one on my other very small channel on that? I could probably do one on doing Google Earth images on to a laptop, but it’s actually a little outdated now! And every version changes so the version I know may not even be available anymore. I stopped doing google earth charts to Laptop about 6 or so months ago now with the addition of Ovitalmap and Navionics satellite charts. For $35 Navionics does a great easy job for you and it’s all available as long as you download before you get out of internet access! -Rebecca
Ha! These you mean? www.nauticed.org/?school=where-is-brick-house-patrick-childress-sailing Thanks for watching, and yes...if you watch enough of these kinds of videos you will know what you do and don’t need on your own sailboat! thanks for watching! -Rebecca
Excellent video. In today's world of electronic navigation what is the risk of failure? Can a close lightning strike damage equipment? Keep up the great work.
Any time there is lightning nearby, I can only hope we make it through again without any damage to our electronics. You hear about some boats getting hit by lightening twice and each time blowing away tens of thousands of dollars worth of electronics. No boat I have ever been on has been hit by lightening. One cruiser has a theory that if your mast is grounded to a thruhull, that will leak the build up of energy to the water making a mast less prone to a full blown strike. At the top of our mast, we also have a "witches broom"; a broom of wires sticking straight up to the sky and the handle bolted to the top of the mast. People in the know say there is no scientific reason for such a thing to deter a lightening strike, "but if you have not yet been hit by lightening, don't take it down!"
yes it can but use your builtin Faraday cage - oven or microwave to stow things such as laptops phones handheld GPS etc also used dinghy stainless chain wrapped around the side stay and directly into the water, even when underway when lightening was severe as strike is always meant to take the shortest way to ground.
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Dear Patrick. You shouldn't be hesitant to use Patreon. It is at the end of the day peoples choice to pay for your content. You put in time and effort into making videos and we really do appreciate it.
@@5t0aty they take a nice chunk for themselves
I know Im asking the wrong place but does any of you know a method to log back into an Instagram account..?
I was stupid forgot my password. I love any tricks you can give me
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@Graysen Micah Thanks for your reply. I found the site thru google and im in the hacking process atm.
Seems to take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
His attitude to patreon is completely recalcitrant to what the younger generation of sailors are doing. The huge influx of wannabe circumnavigators aspiring to follow the SLV model to finance their lifestyles, families and beyond is something that places Patrick's words in a different class. Honor and dignity came from being brought up in tougher times methinks.
Totally agree. Sadly it's working. There are so many out there. Put a hot woman in the thumbnail, and BAM....500k views.
I can tell you right now that I'll be watching this episode many more times. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
RIP Patrick, this guy was excellent
Yes he was!!!
This should be the hands down number 1 sailing channel.
Thank you for your kind words.
Agree. Problem is Patrick was old school. Self taught, curious and a knowledge seeker. Absolutely willing to get dirty and yet share without recourse. All of today's social medias are interlinked and about self not community. He did not see the value in self alone. It is a very sad thing the best are taken so easily.
I am so glad that I stumbled onto your channel. This is what have been looking for, a channel that explains in a pedagogical, calm, logical and no nonsense way how things work, and don't work when you're sailing around the world. I am utterly grateful for all your information that you are providing me. Thank you so much for your effort to make the sailing community safer and more aware.
Thanks Tony...very nice comment...we both appreciate that -Rebecca
Oh man I’m going to miss this guy🥺
Yep. That makes at least 2 of us
Me too 😔 😔 😔
It's so refreshing to listen to somebody talk, when they KNOW what they are talking about and can relay that knowledge so precisely. Nicely spoken. Thank you. now I will have to go and watch some of your other videos
This is Rebecca...Patrick’s says Thank you very much for the nice compliment! Thanks for watching!
Very clear exposition. You explained navigation, a complex subject, in a way that was not intimidating.
Thank you
I like seeing the two of them holding hands at the end, that was sweet.
Thank you. Yeah..those were good times...
The most significant aid to navigation is Rebecca. Patrick you are a very lucky man.
Rebecca is definitely the "better half".
Only watched this channel recently and have come to greatly admire Patrick, he is what we call "old school" a real gentleman and so much humility.
So sad to hear of his passing and I know from other comments he will be sadly missed
Thank you...yes...seems the whole world knew and loved him.
Watching this now and thinking "you don't know what you got til it's gone" we take so much for granted, thank you both for all you gave - and continue to give. Thanks Rebecca
You DEFINITELY a don’t know what you got til it’s gone. I had a pretty darn good idea, but I know even more now. Thank you
I just wanted to say, Thank you for your help introducing all these so valuable life experiences with me and people like me that are dream riders and I do appreciate that personally so much ,you guys rock, even that I have not started my sailing yet ( Do not have a sailing boat) but I do follow and see so many boating society documentaries together with reading so much about living in the boat and doing what makes us happy for the past 15 years I am sure I am getting close to accumulating that dollars to afford to buy a nice but old boat to start my dream one day soon. So please do not stop doing what you doing best and live long and happy
Now that is what I call "useful" info for the wannabe sailor/cruiser (like me). The real deal !! No "pig beaches" here folks. Perfect balance of old school meets modern technology. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and giving me something to chew on. :)
"No "pig beaches". That is funny. We have been to that Bahama beach and took one picture. Far too many other cruisers there.
Good to see Rebecca in front of the camera! She's a natural. Thanks for putting out this information. It will come in handy when shopping for and, possibly upgrading my future sailing vessel.
You guys are great! Thanks for the info! You are helping a soon to be sailor learn!
So cool!
Ah..hope it helped!
You should have at least a donation link if not patreon. It's not like you are doing this as beggars your content is meaningful and rich in knowledge. It is ok to be paid to continue doing these extremely informative videos, they take time and effort and waiting for 2 years for a payoff on youtube isn't easy. Think of youtube as bonus income, not a serious income. High quality educational videos like this should be able to get funding outside of youtube's aqueous values and paybacks(tending toward advertisers rather than content providers.) The less corporations take I think the more generous you will find people to be, we aren't stupid out here and would rather direct fund. Again wonderful video, with clear explanations, exceptional content, and please keep making videos!
Thanks Rich! This is Rebecca. I did finally convince Patrick to let me put a PayPal Tip Jar on the top of our blog at www.WhereIsBrickHouse.com. Already 3 people have left tips!
I like the idea of maintaining an independent redundancy with regards to the electronics and multiple software applications on the same real-time issues. An individual aberration reading can be compared to another for verification is good but I also like your idea of actually looking over the water to see a ship that is there but not registering on AIS. Good material. Like they say: It's the content that's important. The editing and the rest will improve and you'll find a simpler, effective and productive method. Besides, this is your hobby. Cheers.
This is far and away the biggest loss to the sailing community. Patrick was an incredible wealth of sailing and maintenance knowledge. I love the historic comments on navigation.
Thank you for watching.
On our Norsea 27 we have a Standard Horizon CPF300i chart plotter (connects to depth finder), a VHF with AIS, and a compass. We do coastal cruising. Our next acquisition will be a tablet to run Open cpn and that barometer app. Didn't know tablets had that. Thanks for your videos, a no nonsense approach. We appreciate it, Fair winds and following seas.
Thanks for watching!
Great video. I am close to closing on a boat with electronics that are from the early '90s so this is perfect timing. There is so much to choose from it makes my head spin. I find it difficult to choose between what I need and what I want. This episode helped clear some of that up. Cheers!!
Yes choosing what you want from what you need…
Out standing experience from two out standing sailors.
Thank you, Mark.
Hi Patrick and Rebecca, thank you, thank you, thank you! I love your videos and as someone in your age range who is planning to shove off next year on his own cruising adventure, I learned so much from you guys with every video and I’m able to incorporate your wisdom into my own skill set. To me your videos are invaluable. Cheers and Fairwinds
Glassman, thank you for the tremendous compliment!
Don't forget with your Raymarine chartplotter you can get the free Raymarine control app on the iPad which allows you to mirror the plotter via wifi, meaning you have all the same features wherever you take your iPad.
Great video, we found it useful, thank you.
Yes....this is Rebecca btw...yes...and that works pretty well too. I tend to have WiFi off a lot of the time to conserve power, but the energy consumption isn’t that bad. Thanks for reminding me about this feature..I sort of forgot about it recently ;)
Patrick Childress Sailing
Hi Rebecca, we knew you would have probably known about the feature.
It's the main reason we are getting a Raymarine MFD.
You guys are so wholesome! I genuinely love watching your videos! I'm not a sailor nor do I own a boat or anything, I do however find your videos so interesting! Thank you so much for putting your tone and effort in to making them. Its really appreciated ☺
Thank you, Sarah, that is very much appreciated.
This is a great introduction vid to navagitation. A rooky would have a great idea where to start to learn this subject. Well done.
Thanks
Wonderful. I learned a lot. And, the best part is at the end - the way Rebecca holds your hand.
Thanks, Christopher for the positive comment.
Old Sea Captain and his beautiful Navigation and Administration Officer, meeting you here was a great find for me. All sea and boating lovers should watch all their videos. Thank you very much.
Thank you for that nice refreshing comment Carlos Silveira! -Rebecca
Excellent. Very informative. Great to see someone talking about charts and sextants in this day and age as well as all that has followed. And thanks for the links, especially the free online courses.
Ah glad you have enjoyed the online sailing courses!
Very well done! Thank You
Quote of the Day:
" Beyond All Things Is The Sea"
Seneca
Thanks for your comment.
Fantastic channel !
Thanks...Patrick is my hero ;) -Rebecca
This is Rebecca. Thank you very much to whoever just got an IPad from the link below!! Thank you to everyone who clicks on any of the links below...it really does help!
Tremendous amount of introductory information on available nav equipment and use!
Glad it helped! Thanks!
Very much enjoyed your presentation, you provided great information
Thanks Barry!
Thanks Barry
You two are so great together! Nice, calm and down to earth. Love watching your channel evolve. I too like things simple and non integrated I can’t imagine having the autopilot set to a gps system like most are installing. I’ve sailed for many years and yes, like the new systems but I love the old ways of sailing. I love feeling the boat, not some video game and kept on course to the degree. When we use the Aries offshore I’d go crazy watching for cross track error. We have your exact Vesper, and Furuno GPS. Bought gps after Y2K meltdown while cruising the UK. Only in the last four years have we moved to chart plotters. Love the iPad and our small Garmin 50. Have little patience for learning all the new systems that we never really needed in the old days. But, I suppose it keeps the mind growing. LOL
Cheers!
Sobbing watching this 😔
I was so glad that you talked about the plastic sextants. Thanks for your informative videos.
Thanks for watching!
Several thumbs up...thanks to the both of you.
Thanks for watching!! Rebecca
Wonderful video! Learned tons! Thanks so much for taking the time in sharing your knowledge!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Loving it, the coolest thing is 20:51 fair winds for this lovely couple ;)
Thanks Paulus. Of course, Rebecca's idea. I am really happy she has come around and gotten involved with the videos.
Thanks Sailing Channel Marinus...This is Rebecca...I don’t really like being on the camera, and all the time this all takes, but I love seeing Patrick wildly succeeding with...he loves it so much!
@@rebeccachildressmichaelhay6420 Yes , he does, thanks to your support
Sailing Channel Marinus Thanks for the recognition ;) I do enjoy playing with the analytics and SEO, etc...I find that really addictive! We make a great team!
@@rebeccachildressmichaelhay6420 See the adverts are running on the channel, follow them all, see what it has to offer.. Today it was Grammarly..
Great information , open no hidings ...I think many are gratefull for your vids, including me !!
Thanks, glad you liked our Marine electronics video here...have you seen some of the newer videos? Hope so ;) -Rebecca
@@RVLifeNOW Be sure I will not let a single one without in depth analysis and questions, if there will be any... Thanks alot. Save Voyages
@@RVLifeNOW Well,..here I am again. I need some advise from you! I am 65 and intend to buy one 33-35foot boat only for sailing the Med. Unfortunatelly my wife does not have any link to sailing and I will do it alone (dont tell me to change wife..hahaha). Which will be the major problems I have to expect? Any suggestion to me ?
Hi , thank you very much for sharing all you very valuable information , it would take us a long time to figure it but with your help everything is looking not as scary . We will defenately use the links in the future
Ah thanks so much!
Sometimes it is not about what you have on-board, it is about taking the time to remove the old equipment and properly installing the remaining equipment. I have watched several of your videos and enjoyed them all, thank you for taking us on your journey.
Thanks so much for watching!
Very well done segment. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. We have purchased a 37' Cutter rigged sailboat and are putting together our first navigation system. In the saloon we will have a windows 11 laptop running Coastal Explorer, the later we had purchased years ago and just had to pay for an upgrade. We have an English ais/gps receiver which is interfaced into the laptop via a usb port. This receiver outputs nema 1083 data and also provides both a nema in and nema out port. We output gps information to our vhf radio. Also we are providing information to our autopilot which also listens for nema1083 information. We have purchased an Airmar depth sounder which is also nema1083 which will return its info to the nema in port. There are also legacy instruments on the boat for depth, wind information, and engine monitoring. We have an I-pad which remotes in to the laptop and brings control up to the cockpit. We are interested in the satellite system but frankly it looks like it might be out of our tax bracket.
As all our eggs are in one basket we will be taking along a 9" Navionics tablet as a back up.
We are rookies and would greatly appreciate any suggestions you might have,
Garry and Doug
Vessel "Sea Student"
Sounds like you are well on your way with your marine electronics…enjoy the preparations…
Intresting video and I just discovered your channel I like it.
Yep. Thank you for sharing yours experiences with us. take care.
Thanks
Great stuff, we learn something new from each one of your videos. Keep having fun, see you out there. J&J
I’m glad that you do.,I should do an updated video on this subject..a few things have changed in the last 2 years aboard sailboat Brick House!
Wonderful to have access to such wisdom and what a useful packet of information you are sharing. Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
Very well done video, lots of information. Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
Good education, I really appreciate and I like it very much. I m leaving next week in 2023 alone around the world ⛵ 🌎 to me extremely important and learn as much to know .I m watching already second time this video ,many thanks
Oh that’s a nice compliment. Thanks for watching my marine electronics video
Outstanding video, as always. I’m saving this one for reference. Thank you.
Ah thanks Steve…
Great information, brilliantly presented in a useful format.
Thanks
Great video again, real info from real cruisers. Thanks guys.
Thanks for watching…
Thank you for a GREAT video. A lot of great information. Sheers!
Ah thanks glad you found it helpful. Electronics always changing though so be sure to resewrxh
Just found your channel and find it so helpful and informative - thank you for sharing your vast knowledge! I'm a life long in-shore sailor with aspirations of future off-shore exploring - I feel like I need to take notes on each of your videos! Such fun. Thank you again & wishing you following winds.
Jennifer, thanks for joining us. I am happy you find the videos are helpful. Marine electronics was a popular one, so glad you found it ;)
Great and informative clip. Interested to see the Navionics feature on upgraded info, for the benefit of all. Thanks for sharing.
Glad it helped! Navionics improves all the time!
A free boat listed on Cruisers forum lead me to your channel. I thought it was odd that there were no questions about what the boat needed, but there was a link to your video. After watching the video, all the questions are answered. If you saw a car damaged like that, you would think someone went after it with a pick ax. And that video brought me to this one.
Thanks for following the links and coming back for more videos. Warning, the newer ones are better produced than the older ones. It has been a steep learning curve starting from knowing 0 about making You Tube videos.
Great information guys, thanks!
Hello again Patrick and Rebecca, I am still learning about navigation etc. I am amazed at the amount of modern equipment available to help with finding a path through the oceans. I intend to buy some of the things available when I get a boat. All that aside, from what I see I don't think there is a replacement for learning old school navigation with charts and a sextant because that won't fail.
As for your patreon comment, for what it is worth, I agree. Anton Ditt made a post on this site and I have had the same thoughts as him for months now.
What has attracted me to your videos is the amount of information you can pack into a short video. You have shown what works and what doesn't. Your videos are no nonsense and raw. I like this. I also like that you both seem to be humble people which is backed up by real knowledge and not simply fluff.
Great stuff keep it up. I'll check out your website.
Thank you for this video. Very useful information and clearly explained. Wish you many beautiful trips.
Thank you very much..means everything.
well done guys! I learn a ton here. Looking forward to viewing all your content. Thank you.
Thanks, MiKL, for joining us. We are happy the video was helpful. Marine electronics are Rebecca’s specialty...luckily I don’t have to deal with them that much....just happily use them for navigation, etc.
Thanks you guys! Really appreciate the information and the links! Practical experience trumps advertising!
We are happy to hear the information was worth while.
Nice video guys. Umujo was a friend of mine (Norwegian) lagoon 45 that used to be here in Maputo. He sailed it up there last May and sold the boat In Zanzibar and flew home. It was a spur of the moment sale. I enjoy my Raymarine equipment myself. I have 2 a series 7 inches next to each other.
What a coincidence about knowing Umojo :) -Rebecca
Fine presentation
Thanks
This is really good info and well presented! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Love your videos!! Thanks for your work very much appreciated! Safe travels!!!
Thanks for watching!
Great information about electronics ,navigation ocean ,thanks for explanation
Thankd for watching. Electronics changw rapidly...always more to learn as the electronucs get more modern
It's amazing to see how fast this channel has grown. I think I was about number 65 when I subscribed. Now, in a very short time, it's at 9,000 subscribers. Keep up the great work, the reason why it's growing is because it's great content.
Space Walk, Once the channel got to 1,000 subscribers, the pace of new subs was what I always hoped it would be. Then just a couple weeks ago the channel hit 5K and there was an amazing incline to now over 9K. I can give Rebecca all the credit for finally getting interested in the videos and tweaking the analytics and adding content. Thanks for sticking with me for so long. Making videos has been a real learning experience. Certainly the newer ones are better than the early efforts.
Excellent vid ya'll, stay safe.
Thanks. We tried.
Great info, thanks. It looks like you have confirmed what I've said for a while , if buying an old boat you don't have to worry about the electronic equipment and an iPad will do most of what you need.
Cheers Warren
This is Rebecca. When I originally bought Brick House, I was glad to have a lot of old equipment to play with, and then remove and replace. It gave me a lot to chew on so I could choose what I liked best.
Great job guys, very informative and straight forward.
Kevin, Thanks for the positive comment.
Thanks guys, that was a very helpful video, as I am just in the process of refitting my own electronics at the moment.
Nice to hear the video was helpful.
Very clear exposition. I use the chart to make the corse amd use the I-pad with GPS to plot the position ang give a screenshot to the people who sail with me .
Good ideas..
Excellent videos and a great source of information. So glad I found your channel
I’m glad you did too. Thanks
Great video, opened some doors into navigation.
Thanks for watching!
Tanzania is an amazing place. I was stationed at the embassy in 98-99 when Osama bombed it.
Yeah...we have enjoyed Tanzania a lot!
Amazing summary. So much to think about and so much experience you’re sharing!!
Thanks. We enjoy sharing the information we have...amp Nd Marine electronics are especially interesting to me. It makes me feel a bit more relaxed know where I am, what the weather is doing, and where we are going -Rebecca
So it looks like all you need to find my ranch is the GPS coordinates. No need for the written directions.
Nicely done video again. Thanks guys.
Half way between Bora Bora and Pago Pago, in the middle of nowhere, we met up with a boat that had a broken rudder and needed supplies to make a jury rig steering. In the old days of celestial navigation, there is a good chance that would not have happened. For your ranch, go to Google Earth and zoom in. Amazing what you will see.
Wonderful video, It's nice to see what experienced boaters are using. I have a tablet as primary with a handheld gps as backup along with my phone. I plan to use a standalone autopilot. I like the idea of the iridium for offshore, sounds like the goto device for communication.
This is Rebecca...Have to say...the Iridium GO was a real game changer for us...used to look out the window and just GO if it looked nice that day. The GRIBS were just wrong 50% of the time or more. Now we have very few surprises! Boring is good! The Iridium GO paired with Predictwind fits like A glove for us! We are very careful to shut the month to month plan down when we are near internet for any length of time..this saves substantial amounts of money per year! I nan not emphasize enough, how important it is to get the SIM cards from Predictwind. There may be other straight forward service providers around, but there are some with a lot of fine print. Predictwind sims are just all inclusive, no fine print...and no surprises. We have the unlimited plan so I never have to worry about chatting, emailing, or asking for weather too often!
Very nice video.. thank you very much for your work.
Thanks -Rebecca
What a fantastic video! I really enjoyed the review of the old gear through the new gear you have on board. The depth sounder is pretty cool . Watching a submerged volcanic island appear on the video screen sound amazing. I am really digging the explanations of the equipment and love the redundancy you have built into your Nav/Com electronics. That Raymarine with Navionics charting package is so cool! Patrick and Rebecca the best old equipment you have on board is the two of you! The knowledge you both have with sailing is pretty darn impressive. I have watched a few of the videos you two have created and I am looking forward to watching many more. You two are amazing. Fair Winds PCS.
Thanks, David.
Wow! very informative and well presented video. Thank you for posting this type of info. It's really good to hear from seasoned sailors about what gear works.
I'm new to sailing and am planning my first offshore trip (starting small w/ the Dry Tortugas). My current setup is a 10" Ipad pro running Navionics boat app and windy.com. I was very happy to see Rebecca's favorite app is the Navionics. I put her other suggestions on my download list. I'm supplementing the internal GPS with a Bad Elf BT unit. For depth and supplemental chart plotting I'm adding a Garmin echomap plus74Cv. It's a 7" depth finder running chirp sonar and Navionics blue chart maps. All this goes on board a Rhodes 22.
Whether a 40' boat or 22' you still need the same nav equipment. Nice to have that on a Rhodes 22. Out and back to the Dry Tortugas is a fun trip. Have a good one!
Good informative video! Thanks!
Thanks for watching and commenting :)
You are great, very useful and practical information . I am currently equipping my recently purchased sailboat and I will put to use the information provided … right now. …. On another subject, I love your complicity. All the best to both of you. Jacques
You mentioned NOT having insurance. Can you please discuss your decision making around that in another video? Thanks for doing these videos.
Good idea. Maybe we will!
Congrats. What a wonderful vídeo.
Thanks
Thank you for all of your wisdom! We bought our dream boat and named her Mariyah. She is a 43 foot Spindrift. I look forward to watching your videos and supporting you too! I downloaded the apps you suggested.
Thanks Tracy!
Hi 👋 I want to do what your doing cruising on a sailboat ⛵️ when I retire I’m 43 so quite a ways away witch is good in the sense I’ve never sailed 🤔 I’m from Saint Helens Oregon just outside of Portland and spent lots of time on the Columbia River Pacific and other little rivers around here fishing on stink boats so it’s something I know I’ll enjoy and so grateful there’s people like you sharing this priceless information thank you so much another great video👍👍
Thank you Chad. Comments like yours is what keeps us going.
Chad im 47 and came to the realization that i had to do it now! Dont wait find a way to make it happen
Very good video. I currently just plot position from a handheld gps on a paper chart, but as a singlehander I'm not satisfied with that, particularly in poor weather. However, it seems as though any time I purchase any sort of electronics (not necessarily navigation), I immediately regret the purchase, not liking the level of intuitiveness of the interface or lack of features or so many features that I'd never use. I have a frustrating love/hate relationship with the things, so any videos demonstrating features and use is most helpful.
I have a love hate relationship with them too...Rebecca
Yes..a love hate relationship is accurate!
We use two ipads, a backup gps, depth, wind, speed. Wish to add AIS from vesper but have not done so yet. Also would go to larger iPad Pro next upgrade. Two handheld vhf's and on built in vhf that at least has receive mode ais, but small screen.
Thank you! Great real world experience and information both of you are sharing. I hope you two keep making videos. For me a tablet with Navionics is my primary tool with handheld gps, iphone, and of course some paper charts as back up. These have been fine here around vancouver island. This is a timely video though as I'm in the final stages of building a Cape George cutter for offshore voyaging and its time to make some hard decisions about what elections to invest in. I will be hitting up a bunch of those links of yours.
Thanks...glad you are watching, and enjoying! Thanks for using the links too!
Very nice video. Congratulations you guys have some very very good electronics. As a side joke I would suggest not a Sextant but rather a hand-crank manual electricity generator :)
Ah..now there is an idea!
You are a nice couple and your videos are interesting, helpful and simply cover a lot of very useful ground for both the experienced and novice sailors. Thanks!
Thank you Christian, for the compliment. We are happy to hear the videos are helpful.
Love you two! Keep the videos coming! Thank you for all your great videos!
Paul, Thanks for joining us.
Great video guys!
Thanks! -Rebecca
Great information, thank you for making these. I realize the effort. We actually still use a Garmin GPS76c that I mounted at the binnacle and paper charts. Our sailing grounds are western Lake Superior so not super long, multi waypoint voyages at this point. I think a simple system with back up would be an iPad system as you have with the GPS backup. I'd like an MFD at some point, but not yet. One Problem is for newer electronic equipment like Raymarine autopilots, one needs an MFD with WiFi or a PC to update the software.
Thanks for your reply. Our Raymarine MFD software is best done with a PC...stick the SD card in the PC or laptop card reader (internal or external) , let it put the update from internet to that SD card on the PC or laptop. Then stick the card back in the MFD, boot it up, and it does the update from that SD card automatically as you boot it back up. We only do an update once a year, at the most. There is a BIG update for the software now, but we are waiting for the next update since everything is running well now, and we have a big trip coming up in a few weeks. It’s always best to know what is going to change in the updates..sometimes it’s not worth doing them right away. Raymarine is great to consult with personally to talk about it to see if you should wait or not, and their site is good at giving all the details of what will stay, what will go, etc, with each update they offer.
As far as Navionics chart updates, they are done very simply. You can update your smartphone or iPad charts when you are near internet, and then come back to the boat, turn WiFi on between the smartphone or IPad and the MFD, and update all or some of the charts on the MFD. It works very well, have never had a hiccup.
I haven’t a clue if the other MFD manufacturers offer this..I would guess that they do.
Hi Patrick and Rebecca. Rebecca would you consider doing a video on overlaying Google Earth images onto your Potter and the processes/software involved
Many thanks love the videos
Hi....to my knowledge it’s not possible to overlay google earth charts on to a chartplotter...only on to a PC or laptop.
I do use Ovitalmap on my iPad which is very good...and so simple! Here is a short video on that which I did a while ago. th-cam.com/video/vCEiFqylbOI/w-d-xo.html .
.Also...Navionics with their Platinum+ chart chips , it does it for you though still not as well as Navionics or Ovitalmap on the iPad! Maybe I should do one on my other very small channel on that?
I could probably do one on doing Google Earth images on to a laptop, but it’s actually a little outdated now! And every version changes so the version I know may not even be available anymore. I stopped doing google earth charts to Laptop about 6 or so months ago now with the addition of Ovitalmap and Navionics satellite charts. For $35 Navionics does a great easy job for you and it’s all available as long as you download before you get out of internet access! -Rebecca
When I hit the water next time I'm signing up for your classes. More info than I need but better safe than sorry.
Ha! These you mean? www.nauticed.org/?school=where-is-brick-house-patrick-childress-sailing Thanks for watching, and yes...if you watch enough of these kinds of videos you will know what you do and don’t need on your own sailboat! thanks for watching! -Rebecca
Excellent video. In today's world of electronic navigation what is the risk of failure? Can a close lightning strike damage equipment? Keep up the great work.
Any time there is lightning nearby, I can only hope we make it through again without any damage to our electronics. You hear about some boats getting hit by lightening twice and each time blowing away tens of thousands of dollars worth of electronics. No boat I have ever been on has been hit by lightening. One cruiser has a theory that if your mast is grounded to a thruhull, that will leak the build up of energy to the water making a mast less prone to a full blown strike. At the top of our mast, we also have a "witches broom"; a broom of wires sticking straight up to the sky and the handle bolted to the top of the mast. People in the know say there is no scientific reason for such a thing to deter a lightening strike, "but if you have not yet been hit by lightening, don't take it down!"
@@RVLifeNOW I heard of people putting their portable electronics in side microwave during electrical storms but quite hard for built in electronics.
yes it can but use your builtin Faraday cage - oven or microwave to stow things such as laptops phones handheld GPS etc also used dinghy stainless chain wrapped around the side stay and directly into the water, even when underway when lightening was severe as strike is always meant to take the shortest way to ground.