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iPad at helm sailboat

Securely mounting your iPad on board

Last update: 25/02/2019

A good tablet attachment must provide a secure attachment to the helm station, but also allow an easy release so that you can move around on board. Solutions exist!

That's it, your iPad is safe and dry in its waterproof protection, loaded with a navigation application and the marine chart of the area, and you're ready to go! But have you thought about securing your new travelling companion?

 

On a beautiful day, it is possible to place the iPad next to you on the cockpit bench, or stuck under the descent cover. But this is no longer the case as soon as the conditions become more complicated: sailing upwind in rough seas, tacking in a channel, losing control at luff or downwind.... In these situations, shocks and heeling require an appropriate fixing. For motor boats, the problem is the same: how to keep an eye on the tablet when you're speeding at 30 knots in the waves?

Requirements for a good fixing

The navigator must be able to consult/handle the iPad from the helm, but also be able to move with it as soon as he stops steering, to keep an eye on the boat's performance or to do the AIS watch, for example.

A good fixation must therefore:

  

> Allow you to view / operate the iPad with one hand from the helm station

> Allow easy unhooking of the iPad (for example to view a detail, to take the tablet to the chart table or simply to remove it when leaving the boat)

> Be repositionable if possible, so that you can attach the tablet to different places on the boat: on both sides of the cockpit on a wide boat, at the chart table, or even near your bed to watch a movie at anchor! A repositionable system can also be more easily carried on another boat, for example on a rental boat or during a regatta.

> Be reliable at all times!

Possible solutions

To meet the above specifications, we can choose to:

 

-  Place the iPad in a cockpit bag, and grab it when needed. It is safer to add a rear handle and a lanyard. Not totally ideal since you will have to use both hands, but good enough to check the route. This solution is often adopted by solo racers.

-  Carry the tablet on you with a shoulder or neck strap. Allowing full mobility, this is the preferred solution for tacticians in team regatta racing, where a fastening system may hamper the maneuver.

-  You can fix the iPad securely in the cockpit, preferably on an articulated arm: this will allow to orientate the iPad to avoid sun reflection, or simply to turn it towards you after tacking.

 

A few samples :

aiShell + sun shade on tube
On-tube mount with double U bolt mount

 

aishell + pare soleil sur ventouses
Double suction cup mount

 

ipad case motonautisme (CR Combabessou)
Tube mount with collar clamp base

 

Mounts for each boat

As for the attachment system on the boat, it will have to be adapted according to the cockpit configuration.

doubloe ventouse

Suction cups

They are a reliable solution provided that you use quality suction cups and have a flat and smooth surface. The single, double or triple suction cup systems sold at iTabNav hold perfectly on any flat gel-coat surface, even vertical. This system has strong advantages, as it can be displaced easily and removed each time you leave the boat.

base collier RAM

Tube mounts

For tube mounting, a collar clamp base or double-U base is placed on a tubular support (usually a handrail) and allows the articulated arm to be fixed on it. It is a configuration often used on a wheel steering console, or on a handrail in powerboating. A removable version is also available (tough-claw base)

Bras court RAM

Articulated arms

The articulated arms connect the fastening system to the iPad case and allow the iPad to be oriented for optimal readability. The RAM arms sold at iTabNav are particularly reliable and can be tightened/untightened with a simple half turn of the knob. The rubber coating of the ball joint provides the necessary grip to ensure that the position is locked even with moderate tightening, providing a high level of user comfort. They can be used alone or on a suction cup or tube holder.
 

Base ronde RAM

Round bases

Round bases can be mounted on any type of support using screws. It is possible to position several bases at "strategic locations" on the boat (port & starboard sides of cockpit, chart table) and attach an articulated arm on them when necessary. The main disadvantage is that you have to drill holes, which will be impossible on a rental boat. Note that articulated arms are often sold with 2 round bases included (see description of each arm)

Attaching the aiShell cases

While being well protected in its case, the iPad must be able to be carried or easily attached to the chosen mounting. Andres Industries' aiShell range currently offers the most complete range of fastening solutions.

Etrier rapide pour iPad

Quick release bracket

For each size of aiShell case there is a special bracket (or quicksnapper), which will allow it to be fixed and detached instantly and with one hand, while ensuring a totally reliable fixing. This is the most practical system.

Etrier alimenté pour iPad

Car Cradle

Particularly clever, the Car Cradle is a bracket that ensures both quick mounting and charging of the iPad! The tablet will charge each time it is repositioned in its holder, while allowing complete freedom of movement and without any risk of water ingress!

Poignée arrière iPad

Neck-strap or handstrap

A rear handle or shoulder strap can also be adapted, both of which are easily detachable.
 

iPad fixation sur bras

Direct screwing on the case

The aiShell cases have 4 screwed inserts on the back side, allowing it to be screwed directly onto an articulated arm (to remove the iPad, you can undo the arm knob, but one of the arm plates will remain attached to the case which can no longer be placed flat on a table.)

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