We all know that everybody does not know everything, (regardless of what your brother-in law says). Your Captain has his own agenda and certainly every broker (almost) on the planet has one and it is usually short term. A consultant charged with a clearly defined task with a clearly specified time frame just might work for you and your yacht.When you start the never-ending search for that ideal yacht would, it not be a good idea to know, in some detail, something about the brokerage community... Read Full Story

Navionics continues to add even more features and functionality to its award-winning navigation and fishing app for iPhone. iPhone users are quickly discovering the value of Navionics renowned marine charts and lake maps. “Not only are users getting the best available fishing and navigation charts on their iPhone, but they’re also getting tide and current info, and the largest database of specialty marine points-of-interest available,” said Susan James, Mobile product manager for Navionics. J... Read Full Story

Now you can create a virtual travelogue and share the fun on Facebook!Navionics Mobile, recent recipient of the 2009 NMMA Innovation Award at MAATS, now has even more of the features that you’ve been asking for. While the charts reside permanently on your iPhone, your adventures don’t have to… with version 2.2, you can create a virtual travelogue of your journey including geo referenced photos, tracks, routes and markers and post them directly to your Facebook page. For those friends not yet... Read Full Story

Share the fun, one of the new feature on the Navionics 2.1 version for the iPhone app is the ability to take pictures from the location you are boating or fishing and send it to your Friends and family, called geotagged picture ( photo evidence).when they get your email they can see your pictures and even open it on Google Earth which will show the exact location where you took the images.You can unleash the fun of boating with Navionics Mobile Charts for a ridiculously low price, and that in... Read Full Story

Now you can purchase for a limited time Navionics mobile marine charts for your IPhone for only $4.99 for the most popular charts, at a fraction of the regular cost, you can get for exmpale USA east coast ENTIRE US EAST COAST – Including Martha’s Vinyard, Nantucket, Hudson River, Lake Champlain, Long Island Sound, Block Island, Delaware Bay, Chesapeake Bay, Northern Bahamas to Long Island, Cay Sal Bank, Florida Keys, Dry Tortugas, Fort Myers, Charlotte Harbor, Tampa Bay and north to Horseshoe... Read Full Story

We all heard these nautical saying that help us remember weather warnings,the rules of the road and superstitious, sailors, seaman's, fisherman's, and boaters, all use them, here are the first 10 more to come... Brought to you by:http://www.yachtinginsider.com/insider1.html1. Red Sky at night... Sailors delight.2.Red Sky in the morning... Sailors take warning.3.Red over green... Sailing machine.4.Red over white... Fishing at night.5.Red right return...navigational aids6.White over red... Read Full Story

All my captain friends ask me if my IPhone 3G GPS is a working GPS or its a cell tower location technology GPS device? On my last trip to the Bahamas out of Ft Lauderdale going to Port Lucya last week, I tested the MotionX-GPS lite app, an interface to make use of that GPS receiver in the IPhone 3G, approximately 30 miles offshore and the GPS position fix was 26.14.17N 79.30.31W from the phone.We have a Garmin GPSMAP 5012 chart plotter on board and the two units agreed with each other to the ... Read Full Story

The cost of diesel fuel has gone down, Spring is in the air, it is time to go Yachting again! Forget the naysayer, the gloom and doom pundits! Warm winds and the Caribbean are calling, April May and June are the very best months to enjoy your vessel.Sure, it is a bit of a trip from the Carolinians or Florida but that is what professional captains and crews are for after all. Let them prep the vessel, provision it up with your favorite food and beverages wash and polish it and await your ar... Read Full Story

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You can view this blog on a mobile device including IPhone.To view the Blog "Go to Sea Forever" click on the links below and then Send The Link to Your Phone.For mobile phones click here:http://yachting.mofuse.mobi/ Read Full Story