Starlink changes boat owner demographic in southern Africa

Fast internet coverage is reducing the average age of boat owners at South African ports

‘Digital nomads’ with access to high-speed internet via Starlink have changed the owner profile of southern Africa’s cruising community, according to the Ocean Sailing Association of Southern Africa (OSASA).

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