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YACHT test9-inch chartplotter put to the test

Fridtjof Gunkel

 · 19.12.2019

YACHT test: 9-inch chartplotter put to the testPhoto: YACHT/K. Andrews
9-inch chart plotter in the test
GPS devices are becoming more multifunctional and offer practical functions for sailors. What the current generation of 9-inch devices can do: the test in PDF download

While tablets were threatening to overtake plotters on board, the trend is currently reversing. The current generation of GPS devices can handle multimedia and the internet - and above all offer customisable charts and tactical functions that are also ideal for cruising. This means that the skipper can plan his courses at the cross and downwind and work with wind shifters. On top of this comes automatic route planning, although this is not always reliable.

You can find the test of the 9-inch chartplotter in YACHT, issue 24, which is published in the DK-Shop or you can download the test report directly via the link below.

Downloads:

Electronics: Chartplotter, 7 models (pdf)

Fridtjof Gunkel

Fridtjof Gunkel

Deputy Chief Editor YACHT

Fridtjof Gunkel was born on Helgoland in 1962; he started his sailing career there in the Opti and quickly switched to keelboats. North Sea Week, Cowes Week and Kiel Week were early stops, followed by many years in the Admiral's Cup scene on the cuppers “Container” and “Rubin” World Championships and international regattas in the Starboat, with the mini-maxi “SiSiSi” and various tonner yachts as well as participation in the Whitbread Round the World Race were further formative stations, flanked by extensive cruising trips. Fridtjof Gunkel joined YACHT back in 1985 as part of a traineeship, where he later became Head of the Test & Technology department and then Deputy Editor-in-Chief around 25 years ago. He is also responsible for the regatta and sports section. Fridtjof Gunkel privately sails a performance/cruiser moored on the Baltic coast, his favorite areas are the eastern Swedish archipelago and Brittany.

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