Right at the top of most cruising people’s concerns is the ability to stay connected, to be able to use their smartphones, laptops and tablets, no matter where they are. Spotty Wi-Fi coverage, in-and-out cell networks, expensive (and often hard-to-understand) internet contracts all make for a major source of frustration and irritation. It doesn’t always have to be that way. Here’s a very clear personal story in Canadian Yachting by Jim Leshaw, a lawyer from Key Biscayne, Florida, who in installed a wireless network on his 34-foot PDQ powercat that lets him work while he’s cruising. And he spent less than…