Photo credit: Digital Yacht 

Live links to suppliers:

B&B Electronics – www.bb-europe.com 
Digital Yacht: www.digitalyacht.co.uk 
KS Bootronik – www.bootronik.de 
Maplins – www.maplins.co.uk 
Panasonic Toughbook –  
Shuttle – www.shuttle.com 
Targus – www.targus.com/uk/ 
WSPC – www.worldssmallestpc.com 

Future topics:

JULY
Comms:
Mobile phones, GPRS, 3G, WiFi, basic sat phones, basic SSB. Roaming and minimising charges. Antennas, installation. Coverage, serfvices and costs. VoIP and Skype

AUGUST
Connecting to the Internet
Setting up the PC (basic PDA’s, smartphones, Mac). Tools to help connect – MailASail, OnSpeed, SmartCom. Web browsing, e-mail, keeping bills down

SEPTEMBER
Weather
Getting info on board. Weatherfax, Navtex, Web sites, MIDAS, sat radio. Weather and chart plotters, GRIB files, weather routing. Weather forecast sources, strengths and drawbacks. Location based services

OCTOBER
Navigation
PC vs dedicated plotter, interfacing, cockpit displays, chart format, tides, weather, radar, price.benefit of dedicated plotters, basic and high end PC stystens

NOVEMBER
Entertainment
Playing CDs, MP3 files, DVDs. Sat and terrestrial TV. Quality vs dedicated systems. Digital still and video images. Yacht websoites, online logs and blogs etc