Technology...

Today I have been finding out about GMDSS LRC and Iridium communications, which don't come cheap, one of the main aims apart from safety and communications is the ability to download grib files via wireless communications. Plus the ability to send emails to stay in touch with our families without paying through the nose, there are a number of companies offering this as a product and a service.

Anyway just to say there is no shortage on the internet of people offering wireless communications. One thing is clear and that is we will need to do the GMDSS LRC course, which seems to be about 4 to 5 days with an exam at the end.

So, we would like to achieve the following:

Down loading GRIB files for weather analysis.
The ability to email our friends and family and receive emails of course.
Update our blog site via email, whilst on route at sea.
Well this is the first test of the technology, which is updating this blog from an email post.

Fingers crossed.