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From: marc_archambault (no email)
Date: Sun Dec 07 2003 - 13:31:46 EST
Joe,
I agree with Rick's first comment. The first thing a good cruiser
does when stepping aboard is forgetting the ways of the land. That
includes what you consume, how you communicate and also your
affinity for land (such as when passage making).
If you're willing to rely mostly on e-mail for personal / business
use (and communicate with other cruisers through HF and VHF voice
nets), and you already have a computer onboard, then you might
consider getting an amateur radio license.
With a good modem (http://www.scs-ptc.com/controller.html#ptc2ex),
computer, the free airmail program (http://www.airmail2000.com/) and
HF radio (http://www.icomamerica.com/marine/ssb/icm802main.html)
you're set for communicating anywhere, anytime.
This sort of a solution is expensive upfront but costs nothing
afterwards for personnal use (or about 200$ per year for sailmail
which allows commercial e-mail traffic http://www.sailmail.com )
It might be overkill if you're only going for 6 months, or might be
well worth it if you decide to make cruising a permanent lifestyle.
Cheers, Marc
--- In , "Joe Grasch" <jgrasch at e dot dot dot >
wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> My name is Joe and I am a 30 year old man who is now in the
beginning stages of planning an adventure of a lifetime.
> I have recently purchased a sea ray 410 sundancer and am planning
to cruise the Bahamas, Virgin Islands and overall Caribbean. My
goal is to make it to Trinidad, but I I would be happy if I just
made it to the Virgin Islands.
>
> I am familar with "boating" but am a rookie to "cruising". The
longest trips I have loged have been across Lake Michigan.
>
> I want to do this upcoming trip right! I was hoping to get some
feedback on all aspects of Caribbeanb cruising including:
publications, places to go, places not to go, gear, seamanship,
maintenance, electronics.
>
> One specific question that I have is what is the most affordable
way to communicate via phone / email. Should I invest in a KVH
track net system for the boat?? Or is there a wireless / cellular
service that will have service in the Caribbean / Bahamas area? Is
a satellite phone necessary or a good idea?
>
> Any advise would be greatly appreciated and will be taken very
seriously.
>
> Thank you for your time,
>
> joe
>
> ps, if anyone is interested in calling please do not hesitate.
> 414 406 2001
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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