Mobile Hotspot Devices

For coastal cruising in locations with mobile phone coverage, carrying your own mobile hotspot means you have access to secure Wi-Fi.

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Using the Solis Lite mobile hotspot in the BVIs to access secure Wi-Fi. (Photo/ Marc Robic)
Using the Solis Lite mobile hotspot in the BVIs to access secure Wi-Fi. (Photo/ Marc Robic)

Today, there are many ways to stay connected from almost anywhere in the world, even in the middle of our vast oceans, thanks to satellite technology such as Starlink and various other internet provides. If I was a permanent liveaboard sailor, traveling the world’s oceans, with extended periods of time away from land, I would definitely consider those options.

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Marc caught his love of sailing and all things water from his father from a very young age. He has owned many sailboats in his 40+ years of sailing. An avid do-it-yourselfer and handyman, he builds, modifies, improves and executes all his own repairs. He also enjoys testing, documenting & sharing products and how-to methods with other sailors and boaters. Posting many how to videos on his YouTube channel and Facebook page. He is a member of the Canadian Power and Sail Squadron. Currently, he sails his Catalina 270, Aquaholic 3, out of the Ile-Perrot Yacht Club in Montreal, where Marc spent 16 years as Harbour Master. He is also a regular bareboat yacht charterer, having sailed most of the Caribbean islands. In the winter months, Marc regularly hand builds exact scale models of friends’ boats to give them away in the spring.