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I would love to go and talk it up to the family all the time. Not going to be able to do it this year but hoping to be able to go soon. I look forward to hearing how your trip goes and hopefully you will want to do it again and would be all over the caravan option.
I have a Garmin 640. It's touch screen and has all the maps on it. It is very small and mounts well on my Yamaha boat. I can also get tides from all over on it too.
We have a Raymarine Dragonfly (6) which was the original model and use Navionics charts downloaded using their $99 annual Updates subscription.
I ran the navionics app on an Iphone a bit while there last year and it worked fine. The only problem with a tablet is they are usually not water proof and can break easily. Since you will likely be with the group on the crossing and return you could probably get away with just the tablet it just depends on how much you plan to wander on your own while there. If I was planning on doing the crossings solo or some extreme wondering solos (10 miles away from the group or more) at all I would want a dedicated GPS.
We're leaving here early on the 18th and staying in Fort Pierce the evening of the 18th. Down to Ft Lauderdale on the 19th and staying at Hilton Ft Lauderdale Marina.
Our boat will be at Bahia Mar Marina but there weren't any rooms available when I tried to book back in February so I made reservations at Hilton. We'll have everything ready the night before and it will just be a quick early morning walk. Yes, we'll be ready.
@javi there are now rooms available at Bahia Mar for that weekend. The may have had a minimum day commitment back then but if they did it has been lifted
Booked!!! Thanks for the heads up! We won't have to walk 1.5 miles that morning. Making my kids very happy.
Great glad it worked out. @javi and @SFThoen you should consider doing the Charleston run with several of us in May most who are going on that run have done this trip and are doing it this year it would be a great shot for you to meet some members and get some insight and ocean experience. It's posted in the gatherings section.
Uber!!