With the exception of computer equipment and satellite phones, Náutica Cadenote in Sada, Spain outfitted O'Comillas with all the equipment necessary for ocean cruising. They have great workmanship and are very knowledgeable and easy to work with.

The new Bavaria 49 is simply a great ocean cruiser. Great handling, even with bad weather, but unlike the "typical" cruisers the new Bavaria 49 is nimble and it likes to go at 8.5 to 9 knots with normal breezes.

We chose to use Raymarine for all of our marine electronics. All instruments, radar, GPS, autopilot are networked together via SeaTalk interface. They can be operated independently or fully integrated via a laptop computer running RayTech Navigator software.

If you are going to use email with a satellite phone UUPlus is a must! It compresses all your email into a single file for transmission over an error-tolerant protocol. This service will provide significant cost savings.

Yacht-Control is an automated GPS vessel tracking system. It utilizes a DMR-200 (INMARSAT D+ Transceiver unit) to periodically send location, speed and heading reports. Plus the Yacht-Control web site application offers superb detail.

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