Current Location - 9°22’N, 79°57’W - Panama Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than those you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from...
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How to Use Charts on a Micro SD Card With OpenCPN on an Android Tablet
This article addresses how to be able to store OpenCPN charts on an external Micro SD Card (SD Card). Since the internal storage on many tablets is somewhat limited and fills up fast, it is very...
We spend about 300 nights a year on anchor. Most cruising sailors we know spend little time in a marina, and mooring ball fees add up quickly. Plus moorings are incredibly unreliable because most of...
How Long Does the Air in Scuba Tank Last: How Long Can I Dive
On the surface this would seem like a simple question, but it is quite complicated. I’m going to take you through all of the factors that determine how long a tank will last on your dive. For...
Our plan from the time we left Virginia in December of 2023 was to spend two or three months in the Bahamas, then work our way south to be in Grenada by hurricane season. The fact that we left late...
1. SCUBA stands for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus 2. Roughly 2/3 of Earth’s surface area is covered by water. 3. Many people think a SCUBA tank contains oxygen. Although...