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- December 05, 2011by DontHoldBackMoondancer was ‘hove too’ about 3 miles off of Cabo San Lucas, Southern most tip of Baja. The wind was light and the sun was about to rise. Hooving too means setting the sails to work against each other so the boat doesn’t go anywhere yet remains stable. My brother ‘Mark’ (asleep in his...
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DeLorme just started shipping a new 1.5 version of the inReach satellite messenger, tracker, and distress device that works with an Apple iOS version of the Earthmate app as well as an improved Android version. I again participated in the Beta testing and, though almost all of that was ashore, I'm even more convinced that inReach is going to become a constant cruising companion on Gizmo and many other boats. It's hard to say whether some improvements are due to the new hardware or the new ...
