I've added a new link to the blog's navigation bar called Position Reports. When you click there you will be taken to a new blog that I started. The new blog's purpose is solely to show our super-cool-awesome-incredibly-hip-and-fabulous map of automatic position reports (they're not fully automatic, but you may go ahead and assume that I'm awesome enough to automate the whole process).
The truth is we now have a subscription to SailMail, a service that enables us to send email through our SSB radio. My parents are the sponsors of this subscription (by the way, if you're feeling inclined to sponsor any aspect of our cruising, feel free to inquire within). It takes a couple of clicks for me to generate an email with our position data and send it directly for publishing on the Position Reports blog. Furthermore, I'm able to post on this blog as well. So no more scrambling for an internet connection to let everyone know Taia has safely arrived at her desination. I promise to publish a "we're safely anchored" message after every passage. Even during passage, I'll make every effort to publish Taia's position at least once every 24 hours.
Credit where credit is due: I stole the idea of this semi-automated map from Hold Fast. I totally raped some JavaScript off their blog and modified it to suit my fancy.
Happy 2015!
Terrific, Ernesto! We are still following your adventures. Perhaps we shall connect again. Safe travels,
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Wait. No real time location updates? I am disappointed little brother.
ReplyDeleteWould that I could, oh my wise brother. Alas, my purse is of light weight lately and the moneys necessary for these most necessary real time location services are nowhere to be seen. If only thee could contribute the 100 coins required... :-P
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