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We just got our first iPads this week

An Air and a Mini. Yes, we are way behind the times - no phones either. Looking forward to using it for navigation. Our AIS has built-in NMEA wifi, so all the data from our entire instrument suite can be used by the ipad - wind, depth, speed, etc. May even be able to control the autopilot with it. Our goal is to free ourselves from the sailing drudgery so we can lie in our bunk watching movies while we circumnavigate (from reading this board, I think these devices and their integration force one to do that, don't they?).

My question to you Tom is do you have any worries about yours being naked like that? I bought a waterproof and shock resistant Lifecase for ours, but haven't put it on yet because it seems such a shame to bulk up such a pleasantly tactile and beautifully thin piece of engineering (we are not on the boat right now). Maybe we are too concerned about this?

Mark

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