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Pro navigator Mike Broughton explains why paper charts are still irreplaceable


Pro navigator Mike Broughton explains why paper charts are still irreplaceable
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Smartphone applications have permeated yachting in ever increasing ways and yet paper charts still persist. Mike Broughton explains why
Libby Greenhalgh double checks the navigation the old fashioned way on board Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag. Photo: Konrad Frost / Volvo Ocean Race
We now have sailing apps that help with navigation planning, that explain rules, apps that track you and apps that track all other vessels with AIS. Weather forecasting apps continue to improve at pace and we can now run an application that can combine six different sophisticated weather models on a device in the palm of your hand. Apps can import satellite pictures, rain radar data and even wind information from the observation station close to your windward mark. ....

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Vendée Globe Day 37 morning update: No Monday morning blues down under as leaders press hard


LinkedOut - Vendée Globe © Pierre Bouras / TR Racing
The three Vendée Globe leaders have the foot hard down on the accelerator, racing behind this low pressure system and so making good speeds and opening up the gap back to the chasing peloton which is now more than 200 miles behind. Charlie Dalin is doing his best to contain the highly motivated Thomas Ruyant who works constantly to find best speeds from his compromised IMOCA which lacks most of its port foil and Yannick Bestaven remains super quick. And now seven IMOCA s have crossed the longitude of Cape Leeuwin, young Ben Dutreux - the rookie from the Vendée region - is very happy to have crossed fourth. ....

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