David, Used iRegatta for 16 hours. Ran a USB cable up the hatch along the cabin top to keep it charged. I had the iphone in a RockMount with a baggie over it. We sailed through thunderstorms and rain. The baggie was essential. A waterproof pouch has been ordered.
It seems to show the course as true, not magnetic, so there was an 11 degree discrepancy between it and the plotter. When giving someone a heading we needed to be clear which heading it was. I did not have it receiving wind over wifi, so it did not show shifts. It was great being able to look forward, not down to see heading speed and VMG, and made it possible for the crew to alert the helmsman if he was off course. It is very different steering a heading without landmarks or at night, so we all really liked it. The numbers were large enough to be seen from the cockpit with the phone about under the vang, but a 7 inch tablet would be a luxury. Short answer: I will not race without it or the equivalent! Joel On Friday, April 25, 2014, David Knecht <davidakne...@gmail.com> wrote: > I will be very curious to hear what you think. I am particularly > interested in VMG and shift detection (especially when the boat is actually > in the water). Dave > > On Apr 25, 2014, at 1:01 PM, Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com> wrote: > > David, > > I have the wind system without the T122 also. You are correct that the > only way to get the tackTick data out to NMEA is to buy the T122. I keep > hoping for an upgrade to NMEA 2000, but there is no sign of it from Ray. > Just my opinion, but one wind readout is enough. > > I'm going to try iRegatta this weekend on my phone to give me speed, > heading and VMG in addition to the E7 and IPad, I'm putting it forward of > the traveler so the crew can hopefully see it. I've run a long charging > cable. > > Joel > > > On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 12:38 AM, Frank <n...@comcast.net> wrote: > > David, > > I have been thinking about the same thing. Try NavMonPC ( > http://www.navmonpc.com/). I run the Tack Tick NMEA out to my computer > and into NavMonPC. There is an AP for Android tablets that will allow > Windows computers to be controlled using the Android Tablet. Also, I think > you could route the output of NavMonPC NMEA out to a wireless router and to > any other computer/tablet on board. I’m sure that there are some IT types > that can take it from here. > > Frank Noragon > S/V Cool Change > C&C 38 LF, S/N 001 > Rose City Yacht Club > Portland, Oregon > > *From:* David Knecht > *Sent:* Thursday, April 24, 2014 2:18 PM > *To:* CnC CnC discussion list > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Tacktick wireless interface and iRegatta > > Thanks Fred- That extra $400 takes it from a not too expensive experiment > to one I have to think about whether it is justified by the budget. Too > bad. I can put the iPad at the helm station for navigation for very little > cost, so I guess I will start with that. It seems like it should not be > too long before the entire boat is wirelessly integrated with a standard > router. Dave > > On Apr 24, 2014, at 4:55 PM, Frederick G Street <f...@postaudio.net> > wrote: > > Dave — the only way to get from Micronet/TackTick to wired NMEA0183 is > the T122, as far as I know. And that’s what you’ll need to get to WiFi, > via a box from the likes of iSteer, Digital Yacht or Comar. > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > On Apr 24, 2014, at 3:08 PM, David Knecht <davidakne...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I installed a TackTick wireless wind sensor on the mast last year and a > receiver at the > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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