Passage New Caledonia for Loyalty Islands HD

PREVIOUSLY POSTED BUT THIS ONE IN HD. Following some comments that our movie did not upload in HD I have re-posted hoping this time the issue is resolved. I have no idea why it did not upload HD last time so sorry for this folks :)

Previously Published on Aug 15, 2016

Impi is a catamaran sailing around the world. We share some techniques in navigation we use to sail in reef infested waters confidently - we are preparing to sail from New Caledonia for The Loyalty Islands and will anchor off the SE side of New Caledonia in a reef fringed bay called Port de Goro.
Navigational aids include SAS PLANET, Open Cpn and the chart plotter.
Port de Goro has some interesting sights including the remnants of a Japanese iron ore loading Wharf which stopped when France joined America ad England in an embargo to halt the flow of natural raw materials to Japan just before the bombing of Pearl Harbour.

[blleman]

Being an IT guy I really loved the way you explained in an easy to understand way the thing about the COM ports. KUDOS !

[moomman]

Cool .I've been looking at many all around the face of the earth sailing.Not many catamarans.I live in the USA on the east coast of the State of Maryland in the city of Baltimore.

[rainmaker]

Thanks to you guys, I think I have the wife talked into selling the house and skis in Tahoe and buying a Cat. :)

[Every_Day_Adventure]

rerun or not, still a great source of information.

[billdonnelly]

Hi Brent, love the tech info, thanks for your efforts!!! I did not know about sas planet until this video. I downloaded and installed it (with cached maps) last week following your review. Not the most intuitive programs or instructions (in Russian!) I found it extremely useful when unintentionally coming into an unknown bay in Ambruym Island Vanuatu at midnight with no moon and very unreliable Navionics maps a few days ago; avionics charts were 500m off, but google with sas planet was spot on. thanks again and happy sailing. Keep up the great videos.
Bill

[stephenbarnes]

Thanks for this. Very interesting to see how you use todays technology for Navigation Safety. I'm happy with a sextant and paper chart - one step better than a log, a lead and a line! I have my own concerns about the fragility of GPS and it being the route of single source errors. Keep up the posts I'm still catching up on your travels. (36 years working as a Navigator and Captain on big tonnage, & I still don't know if I like it :) )

[pnwesty]

Good enough to watch again. :-) I can read maps and imagery rather well, but the computer/tech parts of this boggle my mind. How many Mbs are you guys needing for all this imagery you are saving? Thanks again guys!

[barryberg]

Hey Brent, quick question, I may have missed your explanation, but why do you store the download maps on and external hard drive, instead of the regular laptop hard drive? Any reason? Also, can you recommend a good tried and proven cruising guide for New Caledonia and surrounding islands? Keep up the awesome tech vids, love them.

[moomman]

My first channel that lead me to looking at people sailing is [ Gone With The Wynns ] They went from an RV to buying a Catamaran.Check them out.