Technical Q&A » YB tracking and Starlink » 6/13/2025 10:27 am |
Not sure if this is a full-Internet connectivity issue.
Prior to start of Bermuda 1-2, I updated "Boats" and input handicaps (PHRF TCF based on time-on-time). Later in race when I went to download new positions, new boats were added (even though I did not select "update boats"). These new boats were plotted where they should be on the chart, but they were added to boats with the default 1.000 handicap.
Was I doing something wrong when downloading new positions for boats I had already added?
Thanks!
Josh
Btw, first in class and 3rd overall in the solo leg! I combined Expedition, Starlink, YB Tracking, and Windy to always know where my competitors were and where potential squalls were so that I could focus on trim and sleep!
General Discussion » Extending a GRIB in time for display purposes. » 4/02/2025 8:16 am |
following up on this, I'm running 12.2.1.11.
I have "extend current in time" selected. I have a Gulf Stream GRIB downloaded from NOAA ERDDAP. Time stamp is March 31. I have a HRRR wind GRIB loaded with an initial time stamp of April 2.
cycling through times, I cannot get the Gulf Stream GRIB to be displayed after March 31. I understand that the Gulf Stream GRIB will be accounted for in optimal routing. It'd be great to see the two gribs on top of each other.
Wanted to see if I'm missing a setting.
Thanks, as always.
General Discussion » Starlink as RADAR alternative? » 11/14/2024 6:35 am |
I haven't found a really great use case for RADAR given the type of sailing/racing I do. But how well can Starlink serve as an alternative?
So, for example, if I'm sailing from Newport to Bermuda and I want to get a sense of localized cloud cover, potential for squalls, etc., is there a satellite imagery product that is real-time or close to real time that I can stream or download as an image directly from Expedition (or separately and georeference) that gives me a fairly reasoanble picture of what's going around wherever I am?
Thx.
Technical Q&A » N2K PGNs from Victron Cerbo GX in Expedition » 10/18/2024 11:00 am |
Copy that. Thx, Nick. I'll compile the information and email you.
Technical Q&A » N2K PGNs from Victron Cerbo GX in Expedition » 10/18/2024 8:24 am |
Interestingly, I'm not seeing any posts on Victron integration. So maybe I'm the first trying to do what I describe below (or maybe just the first to have problems doing it).
So after a couple of lightning strikes over the years, I removed the expensive B&G Zeus display from my setup. I have no MFDs--just two Panasonic laptops and an integrated Beetronics display. I feed all B&G Hercules data into my laptop through Ethernet and all other N2K data using the latest Actisense (NGX-1).
For power and charging, I have 2x 200 Ah Victron Lithium smart batteries (controlled by a Lynx BMS), and 4 110W solar panels attached to individual MPPTs. The BMS and MPPTs are connected to a Victron Cerbo GX communication hub. The data ingested by the hub are then output to N2K.
In Expedition, I'm easily able to add the Charge% output by the Lynx BMS into number boxes. But is there a a way to get other N2K data relating to my batteries and charging in Expedition? Based on information from the Actisense NMEA reader software, all data coming from the Cerbo is part of the 127508 N2K PGN, which I know Expedition reads.
What I can't figure out is how to get custom data into number boxes (maybe using user channels?). Other than Charge%, I'd love to get data on how many amps are being pumped into the system from each MPPT.
Thanks!
Josh
Technical Q&A » Wrong ETA in routes » 6/02/2024 3:37 pm |
Yup. That’s what I did. Thx.
Technical Q&A » Wrong ETA in routes » 6/02/2024 12:02 am |
I see what’s happening. ETA is based on polar bsp. I’m motoring.
Technical Q&A » Wrong ETA in routes » 6/01/2024 11:46 pm |
Hi Nick,
Any reason why I’m seeing 13 hours to go 47 miles when my SOG is close to 8 knots? See screenshot linked here:
Thanks,
Josh
Software Releases » Expedition 12 » 4/22/2024 9:00 pm |
Running Windows 10 on primary PC and Windows 11 on tablet backup. Have used C-Map in the past because I've had performance issues with quilting ENCs. Should I be using the 32-bit 4D application still? Or, is the 64-bit version the better performing version and I should move away from C-Map to Navionics?
Didn't see anything in the help file addressing this issue.
Technical Q&A » Tablet running expedition data to take place of displays » 4/01/2024 2:05 am |
Completely an option. I ended up going with a tough book cf-33 tablet to allow for the option of running a separate instance of expedition natively. Now looking at PC-based options.
Went with a tough book cf-33 because the screen is bigger and has better brightness than the sailproof (1200 bits vs 1000).