As a company, we always aim to supply you with the equipment that best suits your requirements and budget. This often involves some fairly lengthy discussions, both over the phone and via email, whilst we help you to understand the difference between the various internet technologies first and then move on to the options within the satellite market.
Understanding the initial capital costs is just one part of the puzzle but what about on-going running costs (airtime)? How easy is it to turn the airtime on and off when you are not sailing? How easy it is to use the equipment once installed? What are the challenges of using the equipment whilst on passage or at anchor?
Well, we are always keen to improve our offerings to our customers and having thought about this, we decided that we needed to supplement our advice with some real world examples from the sailing community.
We are thrilled to introduce you to a small cross section of our lovely customers below, all with different levels of equipment and sailing dreams. Why not sit down with a cup of tea and take a dive into their worlds?
We would like to say a huge thank you to our contributors to date. If you would like to add to feature in our case study library, please get in touch using the details at the bottom of the page.
Case Study Library
Iridium Certus and Iridium GO! on SY Ydalir
Anders and Gunilla Ullman took part in World Cruising Club's ARC+ in 2020.
They used an Iridium Certus as their main satellite system, after starting out initially with an Iridium GO!
Click here to read their account: Safety, work and staying in touch with family
Inmarsat Fleet One, Iridium 9575 and more on SY Tam Lin
Tony Martin and his wife are planning to take part in ARC 2022 and then World ARC. Tony has an Inmarsat Fleet One and an Iridium 9575 satellite phone onboard and uses his Red Box to integrate these devices with his NMEA instruments
Click here to read Tony's account: Musings of an Engineering Consultant - Communication Systems
Inmarsat Fleet One and RoamFree 4G on SY Strongbow of Bosham
Ian and Maggie Staples purchased SY Strongbow of Bosham in 2019 and have kindly documented their journey, from refitting the yacht to their first UK shake down tour during 2020. They have an Inmarsat Fleet One, Red Box and RoamFree 4G and WiFi-Bat onboard
Click here to read Ian's account: A Little Boat with Big Systems
For further information about any of our products or services mentioned in these case studies, please contact us: info@mailasail.com