The voyage begins?

[AIDY]

Re: Displaying the track on Google Earth

looking good.... thanks

 

[No1_Moose]

Re: Displaying the track on Google Earth

alright I'll do it, what do I need to do?

 

[davel]

Re: Displaying the track on Google Earth

Wow, you've got to be impressed with her pointing ability !
She also cut it pretty fine across the top of St. Maarten !
/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[B175Chris]

Re: Displaying the track on Google Earth

the mojomo tracking by jeannius shows a different position to the other one, which is correct?

Hehe this has confused me now /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Jeannius]

Re: Displaying the track on Google Earth

I'll PM you the instructions in a moment

 

[No1_Moose]

Re: Displaying the track on Google Earth

merci

 

[Jeannius]

Re: Displaying the track on Google Earth

Mine is only accurate to 1 minute so the original globaltrack is more accurate.

The system was setup for tracking the ARC and intended to minimise the size of emails that have to be sent from the boats so seconds are not included.

 

[B175Chris]

Re: Displaying the track on Google Earth

Ah right, problem solved /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[tome]

Re: Displaying the track on Google Earth

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Wow, you've got to be impressed with her pointing ability !

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Yes, both engines working fine so far

 

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[tome]

Re: Displaying the track on Google Earth

Hee hee

 

[Jeannius]

Re: Displaying the track on Google Earth

Well they've been luucky with the weather so far. Great beam reach and have averaged 9 knots overnight.

 

[tome]

Re: Displaying the track on Google Earth

Message from John 1154 via SMS ALL WELL GOOD PROGRESS AND DOLPHINS

The track reception is a bit intermittent so have let them know - maybe they can resite the antenna

 

[tome]

Re: Displaying the track on Google Earth

Our position at 1830 BST is 21D28.11N 62D51.52W Going very well. Approx 200m in 24hrs. Left St Martin 1705 BST yesterday

Matt threaded our way through Scrub island channel and then set sails up and doing 9-10kn. Wind 15kn true from East, now veering ESE and dropping but still holding 8kn Speed over Ground. Course over Ground near constant 000 degrees true.

Fishing report: had many bites but at 10kn lot of headless tuna left in our wake ... !!

 

[Lakesailor]

Re: Displaying the track on Google Earth

My rule of thumb suggested 200m per day. Not bad eh?
I wonder if they can keep that up?

 

[Jeannius]

Re: Displaying the track on Google Earth

If you can't get Google Earth or GlobalTrack to work... Here is a link to a static page that'll work on any pc

http://www.worldcruising.net/subscriber.asp?BoatID=901&Course=1&

 

[Lakesailor]

Re: Displaying the track on Google Earth

I take it that was a general comment.
I've flattened the view and zoomed out and set it as my default view. When I open GoogleEarth I see the whole Atlantic with an orange dot.
Never used Google Earth so much.

 

[BlueSkyNick]

Re: Displaying the track on Google Earth

seems like something wrong there Mike - it shows their course as 225degs - unless they are heading back /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[Jeannius]

Re: Displaying the track on Google Earth

Yeah sorry about the course. For some reason it never calculates the course correctly when it receives a position by email. Have to go and find the code sometime. The average speed calculation though is correct

 

[Jobs_a_ good_ un]

Re: Displaying the track on Google Earth

Hi
How can you see the speed and bearing etc all I can see is the lat and long on the bottom of the screen
regards