PacificSailors

Hmmm....bagged meat? Really? I may have to taste...

2012-05-30T20:30:00.398-07:00

Hmmm....bagged meat? Really? I may have to taste it to really believe that it's actually tasty. I'm sure a few months without refrigeration ourselves and we'll be loving it!

Katie and Mark

Thanks for the information about the 'bagged m...

2012-05-29T20:18:43.837-07:00

Thanks for the information about the 'bagged meat'! I will definitely be looking for that down in Mexico. Love the idea of making my own tortillas. Mexican food is delicious any time! I make my own salsa and can it for the winter. We get a little addicted to it, especially when mixed with avocado. Yum!

This reminds me a bit of my days in the army. Grea...

2012-05-29T16:01:17.040-07:00

This reminds me a bit of my days in the army.
Great advice, I have to see if I can get this food at REI.

Thanks Verena & Michael, some of this stuff is...

2012-05-27T09:02:32.933-07:00

Thanks Verena & Michael, some of this stuff is very useful for us too, as we are still moving around with no fixed address, I sometime do feel like being on a boot.
Thanks for the tips and have lots of fun on your adventures.

Love the photos! We were in La Paz recently, but b...

2012-05-21T21:04:51.184-07:00

Love the photos! We were in La Paz recently, but boatless and didn't get out to the islands. Can't wait to visit there on a boat so we can explore. Thanks for the beautiful tour.

Nice post. The iPad is a fantastic tool. Don't...

2012-04-25T16:03:00.655-07:00

Nice post. The iPad is a fantastic tool. Don't forget another great use - anchor alarms. It's nice to know when you stray from your intended resting spot. As for GPS - the "geniuses" were simply mistaken. The cellular models all have highly accurate and extremely fast GPS radios and will work pretty much anywhere on the planet serviced by GPS. The newest iPad, following on the heels of the iPhone 4S, will likely also support the Russian GPS network GLONASS and automatically use both to provide a very accurate position.

@ Anonymous: you must have the wifi only version. ...

2012-04-24T15:07:55.723-07:00

@ Anonymous: you must have the wifi only version. I've heard the GPS adapters work quite well. Maybe ask the geniuses ;)

@ Katie: we have the smallest one (16 GB). I have the charts for the entire Sea of Cortez down to Puerto Vallarta on the iPad and they use less than 300MB. After that it's just a matter of how much music, etc you want to store. Personally I don't think any bigger is needed.

@ Belinda del Pesco: depends on the entry. When I note where we are (La Paz Marina, at sea, anchored in Punta Mita, etc) I add an all day event. Things like cost/filling of propane/diesel are noted around the time they get done. When we leave a port we make an entry at that time (depart Mazatlan headed for La Paz) and then record the weather, sea state, engine hours etc in the Notes field for that entry. Same with security checks, sail changes, weather changes, etc...

Excellent and timely post! We love our iPads, and ...

2012-04-24T13:52:02.758-07:00

Excellent and timely post! We love our iPads, and we use iCal for lots of things at home/work, but it never occurred to me to use it as a log (yayy for searchable content!) Are you putting each log entry in as a new event? Thanks for this!

Great info guys! Mark and I have been on the fenc...

2012-04-24T09:02:21.915-07:00

Great info guys! Mark and I have been on the fence about investing in an iPad and I think you guys pushed us over that hurdle. Can you give us some more details on how much GB you guys have (32, 64, etc), any other specs and if it's adequate for your needs/wants. We don't want to invest in the added memory if it's not going to be used! Thanks!

Katie and Mark
www.ControlledJibe.com

Been using an Ipad in the Gulf Islands and Desolat...

2012-04-24T06:22:45.568-07:00

Been using an Ipad in the Gulf Islands and Desolation Sound but without wi fi, no fix. Anyone try a GPS accessory? Would like to know how that works.

I've been reading a lot about using Ipads on b...

2012-04-23T22:18:34.534-07:00

I've been reading a lot about using Ipads on board boats lately. Thanks for the informative post! Got to love that 'assisted' GPS.
Also got to agree with you about sailing in the PNW. Summer is great, when you have wind. I think we live for summer up here. It's pretty much the only reason to stay.

@ Bettie del Mar: We purchased a sim card (sorry, ...

2012-04-23T17:44:11.029-07:00

@ Bettie del Mar: We purchased a sim card (sorry, I called it a chip in the post) from telcel. WiFi is locked pretty much anywhere you go and at the marinas is it very slow so having 3G really helps.

@ Ocean of Dreams: Ha! Thanks for the compliment. We're actually Generation X cruisers :). With only 3GB of bandwidth you can only watch a few Netflix movies (it works great) but I hear that iUSAcell has a 10GB plan for about $50 - we have yet to investigate this further. The Calendar app is on the iPad so we don't have to be connected to the internet unlike with Google calendar (which I love!)

@ Michael. Thanks! When are you guys coming to visit us so Patricia and I can go take photos together!?

Great post. Generation Y cruisers! I liked the rev...

2012-04-23T17:24:23.691-07:00

Great post. Generation Y cruisers! I liked the review about Ipad. I'm really thinking about to buy one. And we also use just a google calendar for boat log. And how about Netflix? Does it works with just 3g internet signal? Hugs and Fair winds, Cristina and Pieter, SV Onda Boa.

This is really good info Verena, I will send a lin...

2012-04-23T14:47:49.163-07:00

This is really good info Verena, I will send a link to your site to some friends in Australia.

Love the iPad too! We used it in conjunction with ...

2012-04-23T14:43:37.811-07:00

Love the iPad too! We used it in conjunction with a small chartplotter crossing the Gulf, and the iPad/Navionics combination was a dream.

I'm interested in how you get data on the iPad while in Mexico. Do you purchase a sim card when you get there? Or is there a different process?

Way to go, I did this years ago, and now I am havi...

2012-04-23T07:07:12.846-07:00

Way to go, I did this years ago, and now I am having problems finding stuff, but that is me, I am not a sailor, so I have more space to loose things. As far a hard copies go, we take our best pictures and make a coffee-table book, there are plenty of websites to do this.
Thanks Verena & Michael, have a great time.

So glad you guys caught it!! It's not all fun ...

2012-04-20T11:15:21.438-07:00

So glad you guys caught it!! It's not all fun and games, but it sure looks worth it! Hugs from the land of traffic, rain and endless winter!!

You are awesome, I think I would have sunk by now....

2012-04-20T08:12:21.525-07:00

You are awesome, I think I would have sunk by now. So I stay with driving the Coaster along the shore and enjoy the ocean this way and leave the hard slogging to you.
We love you

Glad everything worked out! The pictures are abso...

2012-04-20T07:19:57.665-07:00

Glad everything worked out! The pictures are absolutely gorgeous!

Oh, I hate those wee-hour traumas. Why don't t...

2012-04-20T06:52:06.781-07:00

Oh, I hate those wee-hour traumas. Why don't they ever happen during daylight????? Nice work. You did all the right things!

Cheers, Tammy
ploddingINparadise.blogspot.com

Oh my! geesh that was close, good thing you woke ...

2012-04-20T06:47:37.548-07:00

Oh my! geesh that was close, good thing you woke up.

We were thinking of getting a Manson Supreme, but Tate wants to wait for the reviews on the new Manson "Boss" anchor.

Thank goodness a great blog post was all that resulted from this ordeal.
Dani

well done! you saved the ship from what could have...

2012-04-20T03:50:47.099-07:00

well done! you saved the ship from what could have been really bad. thanks to the head that never completely sleeps when at anchor.

Oh my gosh, guys! How scary!!! Glad you are well ...

2012-04-19T18:42:25.562-07:00

Oh my gosh, guys! How scary!!! Glad you are well and that you two make such a great team. Here's to hoping for a much better night. Will be thinking of you. xoxo

Hi guys... What an adventure...This kind of stuff ...

2012-04-19T18:38:51.229-07:00

Hi guys... What an adventure...This kind of stuff just happens....
I also made a post of a similar incident (rock wedged in the anchor)... and how to get plan B in action...(i was lucky enough to have some more time than you guys did)...
Stay safe, fair winds and enjoy..
Best rgds
Pieter

Glad I found your blog (through SundownerSailsAgai...

2012-04-15T21:14:34.843-07:00

Glad I found your blog (through SundownerSailsAgain). This is a timely post as I'm just researching getting all our photos onto digitalized. Glad to know you are glad you did it. I've been hesitating because I know I'll need to throw out the hard copies, and that's going to be difficult at first. You make a compelling case to 'go for it'!