Written by Dave Channing on . Posted in Sailing Soft Touch.

Open source sailing computer

Because Soft Touch won't be an ocean going yacht, it doesn't need all the fancy navigation tech. But I still wanted some toys to play with. Because I couldn't justify spending all that money on chart plotters, AIS and an autopilot, I decided to DIY it using Openplotter and the various addons that provide the same functionality, but at a fraction of the price.

The shopping list (with Amazon links for different regions)

 

US

Australia

LABISTS Raspberry Pi 4 4GB Starter Kit with 32GB Micro SD Card (4GB RAM) LABISTS Raspberry Pi 4 4GB Starter Kit with 32GB Micro SD Card (4GB RAM)
VK-162 G-Mouse USB GPS Dongle  VK-162 G-Mouse USB GPS Dongle