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Speaking of the Barrier I just sailed there...via Youtube on my incredibly unpopular channel. (The real sail was over 2 years ago - I just found the footage while scrolling through my back up files this morning, so made a video) Apologies for Fred Drift. Looks like I will need breast augmentation, laser hair removal, wig, and transition drugs if I ever hope to fund my sailing trip to the Bahamas or anywhere else in the world beyond Cape Reinga the way it is going. BP is right.

Damn. Aaah well. That's my Bahamas plans shelved. I guess it Barrier again instead.

Yes, it's certainly not for the faint hearted. but not planning on selling her anytime soon so I guess I'll eventually forget how much it's costing. And yes I've had a look at Titus Canby and they've set the bar very high. I hope the finish on Straight Laced can come close to Titus, but I'm no boatbuilder so will just be happy to see it floating to be honest.

We use a B&G V60-B VHF radio with inbuilt AIS transmitter - approx $1800 - you still need a splitter but it's one less device and a very tidy package - replaces your existing VHF unit. Will connect into a NMEA2000 network to transmit AIS data to your chartplotter. Additional bonus of these units is that you can also get a cordless handset for up on deck for about the cost of a hand held VHF (note we still carry a separate handheld VHF for redundancy). I think there is a Simrad version too. Moving away from NMEA0183 to NMEA2000 has been a great upgrade - it saves a lot of messing around

Hey knowledgeable people I'm planning a longish coastal passage on my 9m yacht and looking to get the boat up to cat 2 and starting to think about Ais, what are your suggestions on a simple ais set up? Do I need a reciever or just the transmitter? my current plotter is an old navman 550 so I'm thinking of going for a dedicated tablet with open cpn and will also have starlink so battery usage is an important consideration. What say you?

Who needs extras?

marine traffic relies on internet, you would have to keep the starlink running (more power) and it doesn't show up on anyone else's screen

I may well be overthinkig this . I'm leaning towards just using marine traffic and keeping a good lookout!

shorthanded in a small boat a transponder is better than a radar reflector.... what are your instruments? (Other than the Navman?)

Having someone on watch might help too with large islands

Not a lot of secrets after the last one, Burling has not been involved in the design details going forward , and with a lot less crew needed for the next one -its all new , will anyone be ready for 2027? To understand professional sport take a look at F1, the English did not hurl abuse at Mansell when he went to Ferrari -they celebrated his achievements, unlike here, where the loyal campaign was started by people with no idea of yachting and a liking for the bottle.

Its 5mm Acrylic. Bit more progress today with a test fit before side on fridge and top on both