Sean Morley is trying to break the record for circumnavigating Vancouver Island. His SPOT shared page can be found at http://tinyurl.com/4ovyl8 Also, Dave Kruger is correct. The email function of the SPOT is different than the 911 function. You don't have to email your family and friends and hope they call the rescue in for you. That is why the system uses the GEOS satellite and tracking system. Email is great for letting your family and friends know where you are. What most people don't realize is that this is just an ADDITIONAL feature that other systems don't have. And just because an OK message doesn't go through, doesn't mean the system is worthless. How many times do you get out of cell phone and VHF range? Those devices are still carried for those times that they do work - and should be. I'm not associated with SPOT in any way, just a satisfied owner for almost a year now. Is it perfect ---no, but it does give me just one more back-up for when I'm up the proverbial estuary without the proper method of locomotion, and as a result I'm a little safer with it. Is it worth the cost for you to have one? That's a decision you as an individual get to make. I would first invest in a GOOD VHF, and then get a SPOT if I paddled in it's coverage area. Steve Holtzman *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Oct 02 2008 - 06:12:43 PDT
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