Change of Plan

[boatman61]

Well..... following events on board my Bruce Roberts 53 delivery to W.Australia our plans have changed from a Cape Town route to the Panama/Pacific option... boats just a tad to top heavy for my liking for the Southern Ocean... also getting there from St Martin where I now am is gonna be a real pain..
So basically I've 2 questions at present... more will likely follow...
Is there a weather service on the Pacific route on SSB similar to Herb's in the Atlantic... and if so what are the channels one can tune into to pick up reports...
Also... for you 'Techies' out there... how does one link a GPS Tracker into OpenCPN... got all the CM93 charts and updates on my Notebook but just connot for the life of me attatch the Tracker driver...
It came with a program but its a road program with lots of speed/rev whatever screen dials so no good for me... figure if I have the driver linked to CPN it should work fine... else I laid out bucks for zero gain..
At the moment I'm on the hook in Marigot Bay... the boat is I mean...
I'm sitting in Shrimpy's doing WiFi.....
CF pennant fluttering in the breeze... so if any of you are hanging out in SMX come and say Hi....
Be warned... I'm a Brit so the beer will likely be warm.....ish
Oh.... and Panama news and advice would also be well recieved...