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By GPS that would be the iPhone or iPad 
In Response To: Survey - who does route planning on their GPS as opposed to just using it for tracking position ()
We just crossed the Atlantic and never actually turned our Garmin GPS on. Just used an iPhone and iPad with iNavX and Navionics apps the entire crossing. The Garmin is now relegated to an emergency backup if all 3 of our iThings stop working.
I created a route from Annapolis to Cape May via the C&D Canal to figure out distance for planning and for DTG given the fact the route was far from a straight line. Once we cleared Delaware Bay though it was strictly go to waypoints.
I can only see myself using the route function for ICW type moment. In more open water, GoTo works just fine and takes a lot less time.
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- Survey - who does route planning on their GPS as opposed to just using it for tracking position
- Well, in a way...
- I do...
- I use it the same way you do Tom
- I do what you are doing but I have a lot of waypoints.
- By GPS that would be the iPhone or iPad
- I use it to keep track of my position and onboard charts for route planning.
- I did in the Chesapeake, using downloads from
- Yes Somewhat
- I use mine mostly to give me boat speed and secondarily for position...
- Incidentally, I never set way points and don't have an auto pilot
- I once sailed (well, motored) from Boothbay to Salem in another Sabre w/o an AP. Not a lot of fun, IMHO.
- I like using waypoints.
- I once sailed (well, motored) from Boothbay to Salem in another Sabre w/o an AP. Not a lot of fun, IMHO.
- Incidentally, I never set way points and don't have an auto pilot
- Depends
- What's a GPS? All I need is a stick and a piece of string to do my navigating. '-)
- I use paper charts, verify position with GPS, and mark 1 eyeballs
- Routes on GPS, no.
- I do pretty much the same
- I do route planning on my laptop.
- A couple other uses not mentioned
- Used iPad Navionics apps for route planning a lot this past year
- Just don't use it here!
- Navionics
- The San Blas isn't exactly well charted
- Same as you....
- Our Navionics Gold was fine in the San Blas.
- Same as you....
- Since pmnav12 is listening....
- Just don't use it here!