Our last week in Cherbourg (Patreon)

Hi guys,

The video is from our last week in Cherbourg. We managed to squeeze in some last-minute projects. The video was shot about five days ago. In real-time, we are on the River Dart on the south coast of England. We did not plan on coming here, but as you will see next week :) Remember you can always see where we are in real-time on the link below, but please don't share the link :)

https://share.garmin.com/saillife

I'm very much looking forward to Starlink offering a marine version of their dish. I think Elon Musk talked about it becoming available in the middle of 2022, but I'm not holding my breath ;) One thing is when the hardware will be available but will there then be a steep premium for offshore use? I don't think there is any information out there about that. Anywho maybe we don't NEED that much bandwidth offshore. I'd really just like a fast, reliable internet connection while at anchor. While Star Link has opened up for using your dish while on the road - moving from place to place - I believe there is still an annoying little detail in that you can only use it on your continent. It seems like an odd limitation, but hopefully, that gets worked out at some point :)

Speaking of having internet on the boat. I've experimented with our Yacht router and compared it to a RUT955. The rut has a much older cat 4 modem compared to (I believe) a cat 12 in the YR. Also, the YR costs about ten times more than the RUT955, but I'm not seeing better speeds on the YR. In fact, sometimes, the RUT955 performed better than the YR - both using our external antennas on the arch. More digging is definitely required! Once I've had a chance to do some more tests, then I'll contact the manufacturer of the YR to see if they can help explain what I'm seeing :)

I hope you're having a great weekend! Thank you so much for your support :) Stay safe :)