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Poor Skippy, aground again.
On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:20:05 -0700 (PDT), Roger Long
wrote: I also take it when I go ashore on remote islands now. I didn't during the incident in May and it could have saved our butts. The SPOT response center doesn't think in marine only terms so they will respond just as quickly to an alert from the middle of an island or city somewhere as from an on water location. It now goes in my pocket for all island hiking expeditions. Other then allowing friends and relatives to track your cruise, it think the biggest value for the SPOT is exactly as you describe: In the dinghy or remote hiking. I have a registered EPIRB but would never take it in the dinghy under normal circumstances because it is too bulky, too expensive and has too much risk of accidental activation. An EPIRB also triggers a full SAR effort when it is activated which is not always appropriate as you point out. On the other hand there is very real risk of getting into trouble with the dinghy when operating in remote areas. It has happened to others when engines have failed at inopportune times, and wind or current has prevented rowing back to the mother ship. It is also important to carry a decent anchor and rode in the dinghy for the same reason. |
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Poor Skippy, aground again.
On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:48:47 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote this crap: Other then allowing friends and relatives to track your cruise, it think the biggest value for the SPOT is exactly as you describe: In the dinghy or remote hiking. I have a registered EPIRB but would never take it in the dinghy under normal circumstances because it is too bulky, too expensive Really? mine is barely bigger than a cell phone and costs nothing to use. Somebody is ripping you off. Vote for Palin-Ahhhnold in 2012. I'm Horvath and I approve of this post. |
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Poor Skippy, aground again.
"Bloody Horvath" wrote in message
... Really? mine is barely bigger than a cell phone and costs nothing to use. So, your stripper girlfriend gives it up for free but I wouldn't go around bragging how poorly hung you are. -- Gregory Hall |
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