Yeoman plotter

[seaangler23]

Just bought a boat and it came with a yeoman sport linked to a garmin gps, the previous owner raved about it but I can't help but think it's a bit old hat and must have been a stop gap before technology moved as far as chartplotters or am I wrong and they have a place?

 

[Gwylan]

Just bought a boat and it came with a yeoman sport linked to a garmin gps, the previous owner raved about it but I can't help but think it's a bit old hat and must have been a stop gap before technology moved as far as chartplotters or am I wrong and they have a place?

Well like ours. Means you have a paper chart and you can do the navigation relatively easily.

Significant difference is that with a plotter you rely on a little card with the details on it and with the Yeoman you have a piece of paper that functions under all conditions.
When the volts go off you still have the chart and your last plot.

Want to sell it?

 

[[70521]]

My current boat had one when I purchased it for about 10 minutes when it found a home in the yard skip.

Personally, I like to navigate using a paper chart the old fashioned way and am always delighted when the GPS is less than ¹/₄ of a mile out on coastal passages and 5 miles out on an offshore passage less than 48 hours.

 

[ex-Gladys]

Agree with all that's said here. I have a yeoman sport, which I kept from previous boat. I also have a fully functional Garmin plotter, which is great at the helm, however on passage (i.e. across the North Sea) I tend to plot properly on the Yeoman plastic chart cover on a large area chart.

The sad thing is that since the sad demise of John Hadfield at Precision Navigation, and their sale to Charity and Taylor, Yeoman are no more, and support and spares are non-existent. They were expensive - last I saw a new one was nearly £500 - and very much an "add on" to electronic navigation

 

[BlueChip]

If you don't have a plotter, the Yeoman is great for entering and sending waypoints while at sea to a GPS, it means no more transcription errors.
Then on a bumpy passage it only takes a moment to position the cursor on the chart so all 4 lights go out and mark the actual position, much easier and quicker than reading that position off a gps and plotting it on the chart.
I haven't used mine now for many years but before I used a navigation computer I wouldn't be without it

 

[jwilson]

If you don't have a plotter, the Yeoman is great for entering and sending waypoints while at sea to a GPS, it means no more transcription errors.
Then on a bumpy passage it only takes a moment to position the cursor on the chart so all 4 lights go out and mark the actual position, much easier and quicker than reading that position off a gps and plotting it on the chart.
I haven't used mine now for many years but before I used a navigation computer I wouldn't be without it

I don't own one but have sailed several boats with one. Liked it a lot.

 

[MagicalArmchair]

I have a Garmin GPSMAP wired into Nasas AIS engine 3 and a Yeoman. I use the Yeoman more on passage making to take my hourly log entry and mark our position. I figure if all my electrics fail, I still have the paper charts, position marked once an hour to dead reckon my way home.

I wouldn't be without it... I think. My iPhone/iPad become more prevalent than both the Yeaman and the Garmin these days if I'm honest though. I only wish I could get the AIS engine data onto Navionics though, ho hum.

 

[DickieT]

Used one for a good few years. Liked it. Unfortunately it ultimately failed and I made the decision to go the chart plotter route. However if it had remained functional I dare say I would still have it as a back up system. Bit fiddly when having to change charts but as others say you always have the back up of a paper chart. I single hand a lot now and being able to simply glance at the chart plotter is useful.
However on the Yeoman you cannot beat the size of the display !

 

[PetiteFleur]

I also have one but to be honest have not used it for a couple of years as I now navigate using a tablet and Navionics, + of course a chart to hand. Excellent for plotting your position every hour and of course you have the chart in front of you.

 

[Daydream believer]

I do have a chart potter which I bought to display AIS. However, I do not particularly like it & much prefer my yeoman which I always set up for every trip
Would not be without it. But then I started sailing pre GPS days & still cannot sail without looking at a chart

 

[jfkal]

Well, it is pretty useful as a backup device. I have a Raymarine Plotter in the cockpit but have always the Yeoman fired up with a paper chart
down below. However if you do not want it I would be interested to buy as backup for the packup ;-)

 

[temptress]

Just bought a boat and it came with a yeoman sport linked to a garmin gps, the previous owner raved about it but I can't help but think it's a bit old hat and must have been a stop gap before technology moved as far as chartplotters or am I wrong and they have a place?

We used to have one years and tears ago. If it still works keep it. We like to use paper charts alongside our electronic options and the yeoman was easy to use. Technology has made them obsolete but they are still useful.
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[Kurrawong_Kid]

I have a Garmin GPSMAP wired into Nasas AIS engine 3 and a Yeoman. I use the Yeoman more on passage making to take my hourly log entry and mark our position. I figure if all my electrics fail, I still have the paper charts, position marked once an hour to dead reckon my way home.

I wouldn't be without it... I think. My iPhone/iPad become more prevalent than both the Yeaman and the Garmin these days if I'm honest though. I only wish I could get the AIS engine data onto Navionics though, ho hum.

+1, although I only use the IPad and Navionics when I need a larger scale temporarily than the chart I am using with the Yeoman. The boat is set up with a NASA GPS repeater in the cockpit to which the data of the Yeoman generated waypoints is sent.