Most mornings but not all… sometimes prohibitive conditions make even preparing coffee impossible (more to come on this below). Sometimes there is a cooling breeze while the sun remains low in the sky, other times the blanket of heat and humidity is felt immediately having never quite lifted during the night, and at other times there is a passing shower or thunderhead. Most mornings now commence in a similar pattern…awake with only the morning sun through the hatch as an alarm, prepare a pot of deep brown coffee with the French press (no electric coffee maker available, of course), relax in the cockpit sipping the dark brew and take in the surroundings before jumping in for a swim and salt water bathing. And what do you know…here we are in the Caribbean after selling our home, cars and most possessions, moving onto our boat, initially in Boston, and now we are on a one-year exploration. When meeting people and talking about how sailing is so central in our lives, most people assume we are lifelong sailors but we are what I like to call late-in-life sailors having taken our first classes only ten years ago in our early/mid 40s. Morning in the cockpit of Argon anchored in Prince Rupert Bay, Portsmouth, Dominica © The offshore passages to Bermuda and then to Antigua were challenging, and served to further add to our sailing experience. Wow, we are really way down at 15° North latitude with our Tartan 4000 Argon, having sailed her from our homeport of Boston, Massachusetts just a few months ago. Models in Red are supported with the files we supply, but we do not offer Garmin Data Cards for these units.By Captain Linda Perry Riera aboard S/V Argon

Select Import from GPX File and select the GPX file you downloaded.

Select User Data and then the menu at the top.

Click on Chart and then the menu at the top.Simply email or download the GPX file to the device and follow these instructions: You can download our GPX files and import them into Active Captain from an Android or iOS (Apple) device. When you restart the unit, they should already be loaded.

Copy the GPX file to the Garmin/GPX folder on the unit. GPSMAP 42XX and 72XX users can insert the SD card with a GPX file into the unit and from the Home screen select Information > User Data > Data Transfer > Card and select Merge From Card to transfer it from the card and merge it with existing user data.ĩ units users can insert the SD card with a GPX file into the unit and from the Home screen select Where To > Manage User Data > Data Transfer > Card and select Merge From Card to transfer it from the card and merge it with existing user data.Ĭonnect your USB cable to your unit and computer. If you are not prompted to import the spots, most Garmin units allow you to click Nav Information > User Data > Manage Card > Merge From Card and it will import in the spots. Follow the instructions on the screen and select 'Merge With Card' option when prompted.Įxample of loading ADM file into Garmin XSV series. Once you have your SD ready, power on your GPS unit and stick in the SD card.

Here is a video of using Garmin Homeport and Fishing Status to make a custom SD card with many tips on how to quickly remove spots for high density areas. Have a fresh SD card ready (8 GB or under recommended) and use this video for downloading, importing, and exporting to your SD card: You can follow the same instructions for Homeport in the videos below in BaseCamp, they are nearly identical.ĭownload Garmin BaseCamp or Download Garmin Homeport BaseCamp is the only option at the moment. ***PLEASE NOTE *** Garmin has discontinued Homeport and recommends Active Captain (see instructions below), which does not work on a PC or Mac. If you haven't already installed Garmin Homeport, please do this now. If your Garmin does not have this functionality, please follow these instructions for importing our fishing spots into your unit. For example you will need a Garmin folder with a GPX folder within it, and you would add the GPX file to the GPX folder. Some units require the files to be in a Garmin folder on your SD card. For some units, you can simply add the files to the SD card (GPX), allow your unit to boot up, and then stick the card into the unit and it will prompt you to import the data. Importing our fishing maps into your Garmin GPS unit is easy.

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