Our plan is to head back to Great Barrier Island – we only saw a small part of the island over the 2 nights we were there. Tomorrow’s destination is Catherine’s Bay. Supposed to have great mussels and snapper. The weather is supposed to be settled so it should be a relaxed journey.
The following is a shot of iron Lady’s helm station. You might notice there is no wheel. We do have one for emergencies only, but the bulk of the steering is done by the autopilot or the small rheostat in the white module in the center – we are essentially fly by wire. More about that another day.
The left screen is presently set up to display camera images from 3 cameras – it can also display a variety of other content. The right screen is set up to display radar. The center screen is displaying a chart with our intended course.
This is a closer shot showing our planned route from Whangarei to Great Barrier.
The computer age has come to boating but we still have sight reduction tables and a sextant on board just in case.
We will probably be offline for a bit since there is no internet (or much other service for that matter) on Great Barrier.
Best to All