My DS *LOVED* it first block this summer! Even though they neglected to empty the septic tank before heading into the harbor in NY and it was full by the time they anchored in Stamford at 0300...and didn't get off the boat until well after 0800.
GPS did pretty well - sometimes we had 8 hours without a signal, but nothing more than that thankfully. It was like Plebe Summer hunting for Waldo all over again but just hitting the refresh button on Marine Traffic all over again
. They hit a pretty bad storm on the way back - when DS finally was able to communicate, he said he was at the helm when the storm hit and the toe rails were in the water and at one point they saw 56 knot gusts. This mama is glad I found that out after the fact and I was blissfully unaware (on purpose) of the weather! Apparently as soon as they got through the storm, they started blaring the Pirates of the Caribbean theme song.