Re:EPIRB (Score 4, Insightful)

I have an 18M sailing yacht that we fitted new electronics on 3 years ago. I would agree with some of the other posts that if you don't know this through your experience then it may be unwise to undertake such a major trip. However if you want my advice (and 25,000 miles sailed) - 1. Think about power consumption - all the kit in the world is no use unless you can power it for extended periods - are you planning on a genset? 2. Get a popular brand that spares can easily be sourced anywhere world wide (Raymarine good in that respect) 3. Radar is essential and this sound be linked into your chart plotter ideally with AIS integrated too. 4. An EPIRB is 100% essential. A full Inmarsat/Sat comms setup will be expensive (not just to instal but to run - I know we have one). A hand held sat phone will be more cost effective. 5. You can get some great low cost plotters for iPhone and iPad - the Navionics one would make an excellent low cost backup 6. We have high performance mask mounted Wi-Fi but to be honest in Europe at least 3G is great and low cost Good luck