[C320-list] Google Maps?

[Graeme Clark]

Just a thought...rather than reinventing the wheel

In the USA do you have access to Safetrx?  Our national yachting association has adopted it and it is now the primary means for the coastguard to access details of a boat for SAR purposes replacing a previous system we had where we registered boat Identification details (hull colour, sail colour, ermergency equipemt carried etc)   directly with the coastgauard.

But in relation to this thread it allows sharing tracking of your boat or a group of boats, throughout a cruise.

In principle I don’t suppose there is any reason why the UK version couldn’t be used anywhere in the world. But maybe the AYA offer the same thing?

Details here

https://www.rya.org.uk/knowledge-advice/safe-boating/keep-in-touch/Pages/safetrx.aspx#5

PS. All marinas now closed over here due to the Coronavirus lockdown. If your boat isn’t already on the water on a private mooring you’re not going sailing :-(

Graeme
#366, 1966, Falmouth, England




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> On 26 Mar 2020, at 02:36, Mark Cole <boatnboot at me.com> wrote:
> 
> Nice work, Pat!  The link worked for me and I saw three boats in the Newport area.  How do we go about placing a “pin”
> 
> Mark Cole
> Fiddler’s Green #8
> 
>> On Mar 25, 2020, at 2:15 PM, John Stetson <jbstetson721 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Pat,
>> 
>> Sounds like fun.
>> 
>> John Stetson
>> Morning Star...Again
>> 1999 #578
>> 
>> 
>>> On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 7:30 AM Pat Tormey <ptormey at 4square.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Anybody interested in a project to share your location and boat
>>> information?
>>> 
>>> I’m thinking a simple pin on a Google Map that says
>>> Blue Skies #1037 sailing out of Coasters Harbor YC in Newport RI.  I’ve
>>> got two sometimes available moorings and open to social visits.
>>> 
>>> Naturally, it would be volunteer only  and we could restrict access to
>>> people who share or somehow keep the contact specific information protected.
>>> 
>>> If you don’t get this link and are interested send me your email address
>>> and we’ll figure something out.
>>> 
>>> Not sure you can get this link but here is a prototype
>>> http://4square.net/locations4.html
>>> 
>>> Your thoughts?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Pat
>>> 
>>> Pat Tormey
>>> s/v Blue Skies
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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